Friday, February 22, 2013

A very small size of Horses about the size of a duck once roamed North America!

A very small size of Horses about the size of a duck was seen roaming North America! they were probably adorable. These duck sized horses has weigh around 12 pounds, and lived in the forests of North America about 56 million years ago. It is known as the Sifrhippus 

However, scientists have  realized something interesting about this animal. During a 175,000-year period known as Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, scientists know that the global temperature rose around 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

They also noticed that a third of mammals actually changed in size as a result! Thus, the Sifrhippus went from weighing about 12 pounds to weighing 8.5 pounds! When the warm period was over, the Sifrhippus grew rapidly and started to weigh around 15 pounds. 

'Really God is amazing he created amazing creatures in this world '
 

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