arsanatomica: You guys check this out! In Norse mythology, Slepnir is the eight legged horse of Odin
arsanatomica: You guys check this out! In Norse mythology, Slepnir is the eight legged horse of Odin. Here is a real life eight hoofed horse. Most people are familiar with Polydactyly. It’s when you have additional fingers or toes. It’s very common in cats. But Polydactyly can occur in all vertebrates. In the horses, their hoof is actually a single finger. Through the course of evolution they have lost all of their fingers and toes except one on each foot. So when Polydactyly develops in horses, they gain additional hooves. These pictures were taken by Ferrucio Blengio who the farrier in Italy. It is unknown whether this horse got eight shoes or four.Other places to see my stuff:INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / ETSY -- source link
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