Equidae-+Kramer

 Arabian Horse- //Equus caballus//

**__Classification __**
 * Kindom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Perissodactyla
 * Family: Equidae
 * Genus: //Equus//
 * Species: //Caballus//

**__Binomial Name__**: // Equus Caballus //

__**Movement**__: The Arabian horse is fast and swift, and they move on long, thin legs. They move in four major gaits- walk, trot, canter, and gallop.

__**Metabolism**__: Arabian horses eat hay, grasses such as timothy and clover, and grains (oats and bran). The only liquid they drink is water. They need at least 14 lbs of food a day. They eat by pulling grass or hay with their lips, grinding it with their teeth, and swallowing.

__**Growth and Developement**__: Arabian Horses take about two years to mature. After about 7 months, they are weaned from their parents and are then classified as a yearling. They are a yearling until they are about two years old and fully matured. They grow about 14-15 hands tall, and up to 1,000 lbs. A horse's height is measured in hands, and one hand equals four inches. Therefore, Arabian horses grow about 56-60 inches tall.

__**Response to Stimuli**__: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Arabian horses have three major adaptations. One is large, wide eyes set in the sides of their heads for almost 360 vision. The second is a very slim and compact body that allows them to run at great speeds. The third adaptation is a large, well-muscled chest and hindquarters that provide for a strong defense.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__**Reproduction**__: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Arabian horses typically gestate for eleven months, and can have up to two babies at a time. However, twins are rare and it is most common for Arabians to have one baby.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__**Differences Between Male and Females**__: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Arabian horses have only a few differences between males and females. One of them is temper. Males that have not been neutered have a somewhat vicious, fiery temper compared to the more docile temper of the males. Also, the males have canine teeth and the females don't.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 190%; text-align: center;">Family: Equidae __**<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">General Characteristics **__ : <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The family equidae has a few major general characteristics. <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">__**Members of the Family Equidae**__
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The Equidae are all herbivores.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">They are heavily haired.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">They walk on the tips of their toes.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">They are herd animals with numbers in a herd ranging from 3 to over 12.


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">One member is the //Equus asinus//: the donkey/ass.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Another member is the //Equus burchelli//: Burchell's zebra.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A third member is the //Equss caballus przewalski//: Przewalski's horse.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A fourth member is the //Equus hemionus//- the kulan.