Shown above is a fine equine specimen. Miss T is her name and you won’t believe her age: 35 years! In the wild it is generally believed that horses live to 15 years on average. This is primarily due to their teeth no longer being able to properly chew the rough grasses they must eat. A domesticated horse has the advantage of good veterinary care keeping their teeth in good shape, and the availability of very nutritious easy-to-chew foods provided by their keepers as the horses age. In captivity, a horse lives 20 to 30 years. Some live to 40 years, and the record is “Old Billy” who was verified as being 62 when he died. Born in England in 1760, he worked as a barge horse, and was the oldest horse whose age can be proved. In the US the current record is something like 52.
Longevity of other horse types —
• Horse fly — 30 to 60 days
• Horseshoe crab — 9 to 20 years
• Horse-laugh — 3 to 6 seconds
• Hors d’oeuvre — 1 to 7 minutes
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You forgot to mention Horseshoe, whose longevity if kept in a rust-free environment can be millennia.
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