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The horse (Equus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed animal into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began to domesticate horses around 4000 BC, with domestication believed to have been complete around 3000 BC. By 2000 BC the use of domesticated horses had spread throughout the Eurasian continent. While most horses today are domesticated and live with humans, there are still populations of wild horses and feral horses (horse with domesticated ancestors that themselves live apart from humans). |
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The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from other felines, is a small carnivorous species of crepuscular mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin, snakes and scorpions. It has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years.
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