Scientists from the University of Cambridge have recently managed to solve a long-standing mystery related to the evolution of domestic horses. The team was able to determine that the animals appeared on the steppes of the Ukraine and Russia, as well as in western Kazakhstan.
The origins of domestic horses have been... |
8 May 2012
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The horse has a rich evolutionary history, having first appeared about 50 million years ago. Since that time, it underwent a number of significant changes, especially in terms of size. A team of researchers has just published a new investigation that sheds more light on how this happened.
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24 February 2012
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A new study carried out by two University of Sydney veterinarians, investigating the impact of whipping on performance in Thoroughbred races, concluded that whipping racehorses is futile and does not make any difference in the race results.Dr David Evans, study co-author and Honorary Associate Professor at the Facult... |
31 January 2011
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When our ancestors learned how to domesticate animals, society took a giant leap forward. Having the ability to get rid of carrying burdens, and transferring the load on animals meant that our forefathers had more energy, free hands, and so on. Their ability to survive and move faster from one place to the other also... |
28 November 2009
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When a race car or a drag car accelerates, a large amount of force is pressing at the tip of the vehicle. This translates into the fact that its nose often lifts off the ground, and it runs the risk of being flipped over when it accelerates suddenly. The same peril threatens race dogs, believe it or not. When they bu... |
25 June 2009
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New scientific research pushes back the date of the first recorded human uses of horses more than 1,000 years. University of Exeter scientist Alan Outram and his team have found in Kazakhstan evidences that the native Botai culture had been using horses as beasts of burden and sources of milk and food for at least 5,... |
6 March 2009
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All around the world, people are used to seeing all sorts of animals, of various shapes and sizes. New species appear or go extinct everyday, yet there are those creatures that seem so peculiar to us because they are very very tiny. And from an evolutionary point of view, they make no sense, seeing how size is usuall... |
11 February 2009
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Mount & Blade, the role playing game title that made so many people go crazy several years ago with its realistic horse-riding and fighting sequences, is finally going to be released, after completing the beta-stage (which also lasted several years). The game, developed by TaleWorlds Entertainment, will be published ... |
31 July 2008
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