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Centaur myths should take the misery into account

[–] atocci@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wait what's the deal with the horses? I want to feel good about myself today.

Edit: Wow, those bastards have it rough.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Their genetics have sacrificed nearly every aspect of basic resiliency for maximum speed on the plains. Most of the work caring for horses is keeping them from accidentally killing themselves. Full disclosure: I worked as a stable hand as a child in exchange for riding lessons. Will never ever own a horse.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What preditor was so fast horses had to evolve to that extent??

[–] PyroVK@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Big cat. You're aware of the cheetah? Just picture that but not in Africa

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You know what really caught me up: where are horses native to?

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are wild horses on the Mongolian steppes.

All other horses are domesticated. Even the free horses in USA and Australia are descendants of domesticated horses.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're right! But also, horses were native to North America but they went extinct 10,000 years ago and weren't introduced until much more recently.

[–] PyroVK@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

PBS Eons has a couple good videos on both horse evolution and domestication.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Its only a valve. Topologically speaking, the passage from the mouth to the anus only constitutes one hole.

The passage of air into the lungs is not a hole however, that is a cavity. Same difference with the vagina, that's not a hole, that's a cavity.