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The male parent of a horse, a stallion, is commonly known as the sire and the female parent, the mare, is called the dam. [1] Both are genetically important, as each parent genes can be existent with a 50% probability in the foal. Contrary to popular misuse, "colt" refers to a young male horse only; "filly" is a young female.
It then becomes easier to understand how infanticide evolved. If a male kills a female's young, she stops lactating and is able to become pregnant again. [12] Because of this, the newly dominant male is able to reproduce at a faster rate than without the act of infanticide. [10]
Gorilla Great reed warbler. When two animals mate, they both share an interest in the success of the offspring, though often to different extremes. Unless the male and female are perfectly monogamous, meaning that they mate for life and take no other partners, even after the original mate's death, the amount of parental care will vary. [7]
The largest horse ever recorded was a whopping 85 inches high and weighed more than a car! Watch this video to see this incredible horse for yourself and learn which breeds are capable of reaching ...
The mule is a domestic equine hybrid between a donkey and a horse.It is the offspring of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare). [1] [2] The horse and the donkey are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes; of the two possible first-generation hybrids between them, the mule is easier to obtain and more common than the hinny, which is the offspring of a male horse ...
A stallion is a male horse that has not been castrated. Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed , but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" neck, as well as a somewhat more muscular physique as compared to female horses, known as mares , and castrated ...
The Tsavo lions were maneless, like this adult male lion. It's not uncommon for lions in dry areas of Kenya, such as Samburu and Tsavo, to be maneless. - David Sewell/Alamy Stock Photo.
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