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A mule is derived from the horse and donkey species. Mules can be different sizes usually light or medium weight but some are of a heavier weight more like a horse.

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What is the analogy horse to mule obedient to?

The analogy "horse to mule" can be compared to "dog to wolf." Just as a mule is a domesticated hybrid derived from a horse and a donkey, a dog is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Both pairs represent relationships between domesticated animals and their wild ancestors or related species.


Why is it a genetic thing that muels cant have babies?

because a mule comes from a female horse and a male donkey, which are two different species, the mule will be sterile. This is because it is a general rule that if two animals of different species have offspring, their offspring will not be able to reproduce


Is mule deer endangered?

Most species of mule deer are neither endangered or threatened. However, the Cedros Island mule deer is classified as an endangered species.


What is the term for 'specie'?

'species' is an organism that can produce fertile offspring through reproduction (with the same species) Do not confuse mule as a species because it can produce fertile offsping when bred with a horse, a mule would ahve to produce fertile offspring when mating with another mule inorder to be classed as a species.


What two species of deer can be found in Big Bend National Park?

The two species of deer found in Big Bend National Park are the Sierra Del Carmen Whitetail and the Mule Deer.


Are horses and mules different species?

no they are both members of the equis species. and the mule is a mix of a horse and a ass.


A species is a group of individuals which can not interbreed among themselves to produce fertile off spring?

Actually, a species can breed but only within itself. If there is the slightest difference between a species (ex: two different types of giraffe) they could not. A mule is an exception, because it is bred between a donkey and a horse, but a mule is not fertile.


What is an Autopolyploid?

An autopolyploid is an organism with more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species.


What two species can produce an offspring but the offspring isn't fertile?

A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes.Of the two hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny (the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey).All male mules and most female mules are infertile.


What do they call a cross between a donkey and a mule?

That is not possible. A crossbreed between a donkey and a horse is a mule. However, because the donkey and the horse are two different species, the mule is infertile, meaning it cannot reproduce. Because it cannot reproduce, it cannot mate with a donkey, and as such a crossbreed cannot exist.


Is a white tailed deer and a mule deer members of the same species?

They are of the same genus, not species


Describe a mule deer?

a mule deer is called a buck or just a deer