The Horse at AMNH

There have been horses in the world for 55 million years, though the earliest ones had three toes and could have fit in a backpack. The American Museum of Natural History is currently featuring an exhibit about this long and storied mammalian history. The exhibit follows horses from the paleocene to the present, showing how they evolved, how their bodies work, how they were domesticated, and how a wide variety of cultures have venerated them. We especially loved the device that lets you see how much horsepower you can deliver. The answer: not much. Together we're less than half a horse, but with an animal this interesting, that's still pretty good.

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