This is false. As mark said, it's a new file - a new HTTP request. However the best way of getting around this, is to either put your SVG markup as inline format, or inject it into the DOM via JS. If you do the latter, you can store all your SVG data in JS doc, which only serves 1 request. See here http://www.pencilscoop.com/2013/11/animate-svg-icons-with-css3-jquery/
This is false. As mark said, it's a new file - a new HTTP request. However the best way of getting around this, is to either put your SVG markup as inline format, or inject it into the DOM via JS. If you do the latter, you can store all your SVG data in JS doc, which only serves 1 request. See here http://www.pencilscoop.com/2013/11/animate-svg-icons-with-css3-jquery/