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-members of the order perissodactyla–
-[mammals] characterized by an [odd number] of [toes] and by [hindgut fermentation] with somewhat simple stomachs-
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(unlike the even-toed ungulates, they digest plant cellulose in their intestines rather than in one or more stomach chambers)
The order includes three extant families: Equidae (horses, donkeys, and zebras), Rhinocerotidae (rhinos) and Tapiridae (tapirs), with a total of about 17 species.
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(in spite of their very different appearance, they were recognized as related families in the 1800s by the zoologist ‘richard owen’, who also coined the order name)
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