CENTAUR

Centaur

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Species information

Sentience	Sentient(Human Intelligence)
Eye colour	Varies
Skin colour	White or tanned
Hair colour	Varies
Native range	Varies
Height of average adult	Tall (possibly more than 7 feet)
Length of average adult	Human almost
Distinction	Lower torso is a horse's body Higher torso is a human's body Capable of human intelligence and speech
Ministry of Magic Classification	Beast (by choice) XXXX

"Never try an' get a straight answer out of a centaur. Ruddy stargazers. Not interested in anythin' closer'n the moon." -Rubeus Hagrid, while conducting a detention in the Forbidden Fores

A Centaur is a magical creature whose head, torso and arms appear to be human and are joined to a horse's body. They are, however, their own species, and are not any kind of half-breed.
Despite possessing 'human intelligence', centaurs are classified as Beasts by the Ministry of Magic, at their own request, as they were unhappy at having to share Being status with hags and vampires.

Physical description

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Like horses, centaurs can come in a variety of colours, ranging from deep black to white. They have the body of a horse, and the torso, arms and head of a human man.
Centaurs are not in fact half-breeds, but an entirely different species on their own. They are not very pleased to be insulted, particularly where their lineage is concerned, as Professor Umbridge found out to her cost.
Centaurs may possess the ability to be clairvoyant, judging from Firenze who taught alongside Sybill Trelawney.

Habitat

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Centaurs are forest-dwelling, and, in each country where colonies exist, the wizarding authority has set aside land exclusively for their use.[1] One such colony exists in the Forbidden Forest, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. However, centaurs have their own methods of concealment, and avoid contact with both wizards and witches and Muggles. They generally live in herds of ten to fifty individuals.

Magical abilities

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Centaurs do not use wands for magic, but are known to be well-versed in magical healing, Divination, archery, and Astronomy. Centaurs burn herbs such as mallowsweet and sage to refine their stargazing findings. In fact, the centaur Firenze taught Divination at Hogwarts, starting in the 1995-1996 school year

(source:Harry Potter Wikia)