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No, they do not belong to the same species. Horses belong to E.ferus and donkeys belong to E.africanus.
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How is a mule obtained and why can't it have offspring?
Mules are "obtained" by a jack (male donkey) breeding with a mare (female horse). Hinnies are offspring of a stallion (male horse) mating with a jenny (female donkey). Mules cannot have offspring because of the different chromosomal numbers between horses and donkeys. See the related questions below for more info.
What family is a zebra in?
Equidae, which includes horses and donkeys.
Are mules the result of a horse and donkey mating?
Mules are usually sterile. Once in a (great) while a female mule proves to be fertile when mated with a horse or donkey, though this is extremely rare. There are no known cases of fertile male mules. Horses and donkeys have different numbers of chromosomes, so mules wind up with an odd number of chromosomes (32 from one parent and 31 from the other). This messes up the genetic machinery that makes sperm and egg cells. It's sort of like making copies on a bad copy machine: you might be able to read a copy of a clean original, but a copy of that copy is usually illegible.
Why do two animals from different breeds mate?
Horses and mules mate to produce mules or hinnies. Dog and coyotes mate to produce coydogs.
What are the characteristics of Genus Equus?
The Genus Equus includes horses, donkeys and zebras. They are mammals, with long heads and necks (with a mane of hair). They have long, slender legs with a single toe - protected by a hoof. They are herbivores, that usually feed on fibrous food such as grass.
Are horses reated to goats?
No they are not. Horses are related to Zebras, Donkeys, and Mules.
Which Long eared animals is related to horses?
Mules, donkeys, asses, onagers, Grevy's zebras
Are donkies and horses related?
Yes they are Same with asses, mules, donkeys, zebras
What animal are used in a cavarlry?
Horses, mules or donkeys.
Do mules try to mate?
Mules (a cross-breed between a male donkey and a female horse) are usually bred (humans assist them in mating) with other mules. If left with other horses or donkeys, mules are also known to mate with stallions (both male horses and donkeys; male donkeys are commonly called "jacks") and mares (both female horses and donkeys; female donkeys are commonly called "jennies").
Mules are the offspring from female horses and male?
They are the offspring of female horses and male donkeys.
What animals can people ride?
Horses, donkeys, mules, elephants and camels.
What are Cuba's livestock?
mainly draft animals: Oxen, Horses, Donkeys, Mules
Do horses goats cows donkeys and mules eat tree leaves?
Yes, they all do.
Is equine a horse or a zebra?
Equine consists of horses,zebras, donkeys, mules, and zedonks
Is a donkey closely related to the zebra and the horse?
Yes it is. You can tell because they look very similar. Horses and donkeys can also reproduce together to make mules.
Why did the ANZACs use donkeys instead of horses?
I wasn't aware that they did, although I know that they used mules. Both mules and donkeys are more intelligent and faithful than horses. They can also survive better in desert conditions as they barely sweat. US and British Army regulations state that 5 mules must be kept on the rations of 3 horses, showing that they are much cheaper to keep.
