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In the horse breeding industry, the term "half-brother" or "half-sister" only describes horses which have the same dam, but different sires. [6] Horses with the same sire but different dams are simply said to be "by the same sire", and no sibling relationship is implied. [7] "Full" (or "own") siblings have both the same dam and the same sire.
The origins of the breed are ancient, with roots in Celtic and Norse breeding. [6] It is physically similar to drawings of ponies on ancient Pictish stones found in north and west Scotland. [ 8 ] It is related to other northern breeds, including the Icelandic horse and the Faroe pony . [ 6 ]
Animal non-reproductive sexual behavior encompasses sexual activities that non-human animals participate in which do not lead to the reproduction of the species. Although procreation continues to be the primary explanation for sexual behavior in animals, recent observations on animal behavior have given alternative reasons for the engagement in sexual activities by animals. [1]
Many animal species have specific mating (or breeding) periods e.g. (seasonal breeding) so that offspring are born or hatch at an optimal time. In marine species with limited mobility and external fertilisation like corals , sea urchins and clams , the timing of the common spawning is the only externally visible form of sexual behaviour.
The indigenous Cheyenne have a story of animal-human marriage in "The Girl who Married a Dog". [4] In other Native American myths, animal spirits frequently assume human form. [5] In many cases they are not seen as literal animals, but representatives from the animal kingdom. [5]
Animal breeding is a branch of animal science that addresses the evaluation (using best linear unbiased prediction and other methods) of the genetic value (estimated breeding value, EBV) of livestock. Selecting for breeding animals with superior EBV in growth rate, egg, meat, milk, or wool production, or with other desirable traits has ...
The Appaloosa Horse Club estimates that only about ten percent of the horses owned by the Nez Perce at the time were spotted. [41] While the Nez Perce originally had many solid-colored horses and only began to emphasize color in their breeding some time after the visit of Lewis and Clark, by the late 19th century they had many spotted horses. [44]
From the Neolithic onwards, images of zoophilia are slightly more common. Examples are found at Coren del Valento , a cave in Val Camonica , Italy , containing rock art dating from 10,000 BCE to as late as the Middle Ages , one depicting a man penetrating a horse, [ 7 ] and Sagaholm , a Bronze Age cairn in Sweden where several petroglyphs have ...