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Donkeys? No. They are sterile
Mules do not breed. They have 1 too many chromosomes wich makes them infertile.
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Do organisms have to be the the same species in order to breed and produce offspring?
No, organisms of different species can breed and produce offspring. Donkeys and horses can breed and produce mules but mules cannot produce offspring.
Is taxonomy evolution?
no, taxonomy is not evolution. Taxonomy is the science of naming species. Taxonomy, though, makes evolution clearly apparent, as new species require new naming conventions, however similar they may seem. and a "species" is defined as something that can establish its own breeding population...something that can sustain a propagating population. So horses are a species, donkeys are a species, but mules, the hybrid of horses and donkeys, are not, since they could not mate with other mules reliably to create a new "species" called mules without the help of either parent Mules, then, instead of a species, are called a hybrid.
Why is a mule not a donkey?
Mules cannot belong to a species of their own because they are sterile hybrids, but they do belong to both of the species that horses and donkeys belong to. These species are Equus caballus and Equus asinus.
Why are mules considered superior to both of their parents?
Mules got the best characteristics from both sides- the smartness from the donkey, the size and stregnth from the horse.
Out of a horse a donkey a tiger and a chimpanzee which can be paired in the same species?
None of them are in the same species as if any of them mate they would not give birth to a fertile young. Eevn though horses and donkeys can mate and produce mules, mules are not fertile so are hard to classify within a species. cherrylala xxxxxxx
How would you determine whether horeses and donkeys should be classified as members of the same species?
Species are basically differentiated by similar features and the ability to have fertile offspring within a specific group of organisms. Horses and donkeys are not the same species because, although they can breed and have offspring (mules), the mules cannot mate.
What species can go extint and be recreated?
A mule. Cross between a donkey and a horse. Mules are sterile.
Why mules don't have babies?
Mules are a type of HYBRID.A hybrid is a mixture of two entirely different species that aren't supposed to mate in the wild, they ARE scientifically created.A mule is the cross between a horse and a donkey.Hybrids cant mate, so that's why mules cant have babies.
What animals did Santa Clara de Asis raise?
their were cows, mules, sheep, pig, and horse
Why are horses and donkeys considered different species even though they can?
Horses and Donkeys are considered separate due to the different number of chromosomes each possesses. They are however in the same family and can breed together to produce mules and hinnies, which also have a different number of chromosomes and are typically sterile.
What is a Hyracotherium?
A hydrocotherium is something that has evolved through several intermediate species, not only in todays horses but into today's zebras and mules.
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.
