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they have 4 legs because they have avolved from a tiny 4 legged creature, it was a good feature and so it stayed the same apart from the length.
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What is HORSES?
Horses are mammals/animals with four legs.
Do horses have legs?
Yes, they have four?
How many legs does a horse stand on?
Horses use all four legs.
What animals that have four legs where brought to the Caribbean?
horses
How many hooves did the horse have?
Four legs. Horses have always had four legs.
What do horses use there leg for?
Horses are quadrupeds and have four legs. They use their legs to move around, scratch itches, dig holes, touch things, and for defense.
Is a horse a quadruped?
Yes. A "quadruped" (Latin having four feet) is any animal with four legs.
How many legs does a horse?
Horses only have four legs... so if you meant to ask "why do horses have four legs" then the answer would be that four legs fit the horses needs the most, for example six legs would make it hard to turn and would make the horse too long. But in the same way two legs wouldn't be enough because the horse would have to stand on its hind legs and since it wasn't made for two legs the horse wouldn't be able to stand up and would fall over.
Do horses have four knees?
Horses have two knees, one on each foreleg. The equivalent joint in the hindlegs is called the hock.
How does a horses support itself?
It's four legs support the substantial weight of the horse's body.
On a farm there are chickens and horses There are total of 61 heads and 194 legs How many chickens are on the farm?
If all were horses there would be 4 x 61 ie 244 legs. There is a shortfall of 50 legs ie 25 less four-legged creatures, so there are 36 horses and 25 chickens, giving 144 + 50 legs
How many legs do horses have?
Horses are quadrupeds, so they have 4 legs.
