Horse Brain Cast Replica

$73.00

The Horse (Equus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus.

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Horse Brain Cast Replica measures 5.7x3x2.8 in. Horse Brain Cast Replica is Museum Quality Polyurethane cast is Made in the USA. Our precise brain can be used as a teaching tool, museum brain exhibit, home décor brain, or office décor brain.

The horse or Equus ferus caballus is an odd-toed ungulate mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today.

Horses or Equus ferus caballus are adapted to run, allowing them to quickly escape predators, possessing an excellent sense of balance and a strong fight-or-flight response. Related to this need to flee from predators in the wild is an unusual trait,  horses are able to sleep both standing up and lying down.

The female horse or Equus ferus caballus, called mares, carry their young for approximately 11 months, and a young horse, called a foal, can stand and run shortly following birth.

Most domesticated horses begin training under saddle or in harness between the ages of two and four. They reach full adult development by age five, and have an average lifespan of between 25 and 30 years.

Equus caballus skeleton averages 205 bones. The horse’s forelimbs are attached to the spinal column by a powerful set of muscles, tendons, and ligaments that attach the shoulder blade to the torso. The body part that is called a horse’s “knee” is actually made up of the carpal bones.

In an adult Equus ferus caballus, there are 12 incisors at the front of the mouth, adapted to biting off the grass or other vegetation. Equus ferus caballus have 24 teeth adapted for chewing, the premolars and molars, at the back of the mouth.

Stallions and geldings have four additional teeth just behind the incisors, a type of canine teeth called “tushes”. Some horses will develop one to four very small vestigial teeth in front of the molars, known as wolf teeth, which are generally removed because they can interfere with the bit.

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Additional information

Weight 9 lbs
Dimensions 5.7 × 3 × 2.8 in
Horse Facts

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: E. ferus
Subspecies: E. f. caballus
Trinomial name: Equus ferus caballus
Conservation status: Least concern