Do you know that donkeys and horses belong to the same family? Yes, the horse family, known as equidae, consists of horses, donkeys and zebras. This family belongs to the order Perissodactyla.
The rhinoceros, the tapir, which has only five species that exist today, and several extinct families belong to the Perissodactyla order.
The members of the horse family have an odd number of toes, and a relatively simple system of digestion, which can digest fibrous plant materials. These animals are known as hoofed animals because their toes are hidden under a heavy horny covering called a ‘hoof’. While horses and donkeys have been domesticated by Man, the zebra remains in the wild.
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