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Equus caballus, Print, The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. It is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BC, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BC. Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated, such as the endangered Przewalski's horse, a separate subspecies, and the only remaining true wild horse. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior., geometric proportions
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geometric proportions Equus caballus Print horse Equus ferus caballus two extant subspecies Equus ferus odd-toed ungulate mammal taxonomic family Equidae evolved past 45 55 million years small multi-toed creature Eohippus large single-toed animal today Humans began domesticating horses 4000 BC domestication believed widespread 3000 BC Horses subspecies caballus domesticated domesticated populations live wild feral horses feral populations true wild horses term describe horses never endangered Przewalski's horse separate subspecies remaining true wild horse extensive specialized vocabulary describe equine-related concepts covering everything anatomy life stages size colors markings breeds locomotion behavior geometric proportions