Funny Horse Pictures Biography
Source(Gogle.com.pk)Horses and humans have an ancient relationship. Asian nomads probably domesticated the first horses some 4,000 years ago, and the animals remained essential to many human societies until the advent of the engine. Horses still hold a place of honor in many cultures, often linked to heroic exploits in war.
There is only one species of domestic horse, but around 400 different breeds that specialize in everything from pulling wagons to racing. All horses are grazers.
While most horses are domestic, others remain wild. Feral horses are the descendents of once-tame animals that have run free for generations. Groups of such horses can be found in many places around the world. Free-roaming North American mustangs, for example, are the descendents of horses brought by Europeans more than 400 years ago.
Wild horses generally gather in groups of 3 to 20 animals. A stallion (mature male) leads the group, which consists of mares (females) and young foals. When young males become colts, at around two years of age, the stallion drives them away. The colts then roam with other young males until they can gather their own band of females.
The Przewalski's horse is the only truly wild horse whose ancestors were never domesticated. Ironically, this stocky, sturdy animal exists today only in captivity. The last wild Przewalski's horse was seen in Mongolia in 1968.
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McCarty (or Bonney, the name he used at the height of his notoriety) was 5'8" (173 cm) tall with blue eyes, blond hair or dirty blond hair, and a smooth complexion. He was said to be friendly and personable at times,[4][5] and as lithe as a cat.[4] Contemporaries described him as a "neat" dresser who favored an "unadorned Mexican sombrero".[4][6] These qualities, along with his cunning and celebrated skill with firearms, contributed to his paradoxical image as both a notorious outlaw and a folk hero.[7]
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1 Early life
2 Lincoln County War
2.1 Killing of Frank McNab and after
3 Lew Wallace and amnesty
4 Pat Garrett
5 Escape from Lincoln
6 Death
7 Notoriety
8 Firsthand accounts of character
9 Ferrotype
10 Left-handed or right-handed?
11 People who claimed to be Billy the Kid
11.1 Brushy Bill Roberts
11.2 John Miller
12 Posthumous pardon considered
13 Grave marker theft and locations
14 Selected references in popular culture
14.1 Literature
14.2 Film
14.3 Music
14.4 Stage
14.5 Television and radio
15 See also
16 Notes
17 References
18 Further reading
19 External links
Early life[edit]
William Henry McCarty, Jr. is believed by Michael Wallis and Robert M. Utley, scholars of western history, to have been born on the eve of the Civil War in an Irish neighborhood in New York City (at 70 Allen Street). If indeed his birthplace was New York, no records that prove that he ever lived there have ever been uncovered.[9][10]
Born to Irish Immigrants, it is not certain who his biological father was. Some researchers have theorized that his name was Patrick McCarty, Michael McCarty, William McCarty, or Edward McCarty.[9] His mother's name was Catherine McCarty, although there have been continuing debates about whether McCarty was her maiden or married name.[9][10] She is believed to have emigrated to New York during the time of the Great Famine.[9][10]
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