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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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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 is an Autopolyploid?
An autopolyploid is an organism with more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same 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.
Is a white tailed deer and a mule deer members of the same species?
They are of the same genus, not species
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.
What are the types of deer in Utah?
There are a couple different kinds of deer species that reside in Utah. Some of these deer species include mule deer and white-tailed deer.
Why is the reason that a Mule and Liger are sterile?
Yes, a Tigon or Liger is Sterile, Just like a Mule. Most Cross-species are sterile.
Describe a mule deer?
a mule deer is called a buck or just a deer
