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This leads me to the question of whether a horse can abort her offspring.

Be careful how you phrase your sentences, because here your subject is "horse" and the verbs are "be" and "abort." Who is doing the aborting? If it certainly isn't the horse then you need to include the second subject.

Remember your English teachers every now and then. They get paid to do their job for a reason.

****Whoever answered this question is very rude and ironically doesn't know what he or she is talking about... The term "abort" is commonly used to refer to a horse having a miscarriage. Yes, it would be the mare's body "doing" the aborting. There was nothing wrong with this question.

And, yes, although very very unlikely one twin can survive.

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What happens if a two stallions breed the same mare?

In a simliar time period, like two days difference, there is a higher chance of the mare becoming pregnant, but she will probably only have one foal as twin foals are rare.


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Yes, a horse can have twins. It is rare, and dangerous for both the mare and the foals. A mare pregnant with twins will usually abort both fetuses at about five to eight months. very rarely but if it does happen 1 of the foals most likely will die also there is only a one in 10000 chance that there will be twins :-)) Added: in most cases a vet will recommend to abort one of the twins to save the life of the other. Occasionally equine twins are born without issues, but it is very rare. Both foals can be healthy at birth, and that's common when a mare has twins. If a mare is fed too much while in foal with twins the foals will grow too big and she will lose them and/or die Also if both are born healthy one will have to be bottle fed as the mare doesn't have enough milk for both. It can also occur mare has triples, but it happened only few times (no more then 5) in the world. None of them ended good. ^^


Can one twin hide behind the other in gestation?

In gestation, one twin cannot physically "hide" behind the other in a way that would obscure its existence entirely, as both embryos develop in the same amniotic sac (in the case of identical twins) or separate sacs (in fraternal twins). However, one twin may be smaller or less developed than the other, which can sometimes lead to difficulties in imaging or assessing the smaller twin during ultrasounds. This phenomenon is often referred to as "vanishing twin syndrome," where one twin is absorbed into the other or the surrounding tissue. Overall, while one twin might be less visible, both are present and developing.


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If a cow has twins can the twin get pregnant?

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