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Horses
COMMON NAME: Horses
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Equus caballus
TYPE: Mammal
YOUNG NAME: Foal
YOUNG FEMALE NAME: Filly
YOUNG MALE NAME: Colt
ADULT FEMALE NAME: Mare
ADULT MALE NAME: Stallion
GROUP NAME: Herd
DIET: Herbivores. grass, edible shrubs and plants
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 15 to 20 years
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN CAPTIVITY: 25 to 30 years
HEIGHT: 56 to 72 inches
WEIGHT: 900 to 1,800 pounds
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