Would you rather have one super strong toe or multiple weaker toes? Horses made the seemingly odd move of a single toe on each foot, but it’s worked out in their favor, as they can run super fast. Of ...

While it is largely believed that horses simply evolved with fewer digits, researchers pose a new theory that suggests remnants of all five toes are still present within the hooves of the horse.

Scientists have long wondered how the horse evolved from an ancestor with five toes to the animal we know today. While it is largely believed that horses simply evolved with fewer digits, researchers ...