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Why do horses have toes?

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Horses do not have toes, they have 1 hoof on each leg.

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Are horses' toes vestigial?

Horses dont have toes they have hoofs!


What parts of the body do horses not have?

toes


What body part do horses not have that humans have?

Toes


Do Mustang horses have 2 toes?

No they do not,Modern horses have one toe on each foot.It's called a hoof. Prehistoric horses had three toes, two that did not touch the floor.http://wiki.answers.com/How_many_toes_do_horses_have#ixzz18rggIRlL


Were prehistoric horses faster than modern horses?

Prehistoric horses were much smaller. The horses we see today have one toe ( the hoof) and a remnant of another (the chestnut). Horses from that time had multiple toes, and as they evolved, they had less and less toes. To answer your question, that would be no. Horses in these periods are much faster that they were then.


How many toes has a horse?

Horses don't have toes their hoof is kind of like one big toe. Each hoof on a modern horse is a single tow. Farther up on the rear legs are the vesitgal versions of the adjacent toes, represented as bones called "splints". Interestingly, these toes can be seen in the early fetal development of the horse.


Can horse chestnuts be used on horses and what are the uses of it?

no, chestnuts are not of use to horses. People believe way back when, horses had fingers and toes.


Why do horses have two toes?

Though you can only see what is called the "hoof" at the end of each leg, horses, like all mammals, started out with five toes. The modern horse currently stands on "tip-toe" on the end of the toenail of the middle toe. The other 4 toes have become vestigial due to the process of evolution. The two outer toes are completely gone, but the other two can still be seen as the "chestnut" and "splint" higher on the leg.


Did the first horse have toes?

The first horses in the fossil record had 5 toes, as do other mammals.Later horses in the fossil record had 3 functional toes, with the outer two becoming vestigial high on the leg as very tiny bones.Modern horses have only 1 toe, called a hoof. The remaining 2 of the previous 3 toes are now vestigial high on the leg as very tiny bones, the previous 2 vestigial toes of the original 5 are now long gone.


What is a persissodactyla?

This group of ungulates includes horses, tapirs, and rhinos. They do not have even number of toes and are herbivores. They usually have one or three toes.


How many years have horses been around for?

Horses eriginated in chins about three hundred years. The first horse was small and dog like with three toes. As time went on the toes turned into a hoof.


How horses evolved over time?

Over time, horses have evolved to be taller - the original 'horse' from just after the extinction of the dinosaurs was about the size of a beagle. Also, horses used to have five toes. Over the millenia horses have dropped from five toes, to three, to the one seen today.