📷 Contemplative horse.

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📷 Visited the horses today.

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Many people have learned that horses first came to the Americas when Spanish explorers brought them here about 500 years ago.

But fossils show horses have been in North America for centuries, including during the Americas during the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago.

https://theconversation.com/horses-lived-in-the-americas-for-millions-of-years-new-research-helps-paleontologists-understand-the-fossils-weve-found-and-those-that-are-missing-from-the-record-223268
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Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years – new research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record

Horse fossils are abundant and widespread across North America. Scientists often use their long history to illustrate how species evolve in response to a changing environment.

^{The Conversation}