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born ready to run, because evolution never scheduled a maternity leave for prey
means A foal is a baby horse (or other equine, like a donkey or zebra), typically one under a year old.
from From Old English 'fola,' a young horse, descending from a Germanic root shared with Old High German 'folo' and Gothic 'fula.' It traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'young animal' — possibly a cousin of Greek 'pōlos' (a colt) and even Latin 'pullus' (a young creature, which also gave us 'pony' and, distantly, 'poultry'). The same ancient family raised a whole barnyard of babies.
- stands fast
- On its feet within an hour of birth
- long legs
- Legs reach 90% of adult length at birth
- first milk
- Nurses within hours to gain vital antibodies
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- Only called a foal under one year old
- sleep style
- Naps lying flat while adults doze standing
secretariat — racehorse foal born 1970, won triple crown in 1973 with record-setting times
justify — thoroughbred foal born 2015, won triple crown in 2018
american pharoah — racehorse foal born 2012, first triple crown winner in 37 years (2015)