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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.
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What does fertile offspring mean?
Fertile offspring are offspring of parents which can continue to reproduce (for example Humans). However you can also get infertile offspring which cannot reproduce (an example of this is a mule, but it is not always the case.
What two animals make a mule?
A mule is the offspring of a Male Donkey (Jack) and a female horse (Mare). The reverse cross Male Horse (Stallion) and a female donkey (Jenny) is a Hinny.
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.
Is a mule born sterile?
Yes you can the offspring of such a union is called a Hinny and is not as desirable as a mule (which is the offspring of a stud donkey and a mare horse). Such unions are also sometimes difficult to comsomate, taking the horse a matter of years to get interested.
How are donkeys mules and horses related?
No, they do not belong to the same species. Horses belong to E.ferus and donkeys belong to E.africanus.
What can a donkey do that a mule can not do?
A donkey can have offspring that is a mule, a mule cannot have offspring that is a donkey.
What is the offspring between a horse and a donkey?
A Mule. Although they cant reproduce with other mules, they are strong and capable.
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
What is the offspring of a female donkey and a male horse called?
That is a mule.
What is the offspring of a burro and a horse?
mule
Does a horse and a mule make a donkey?
yes, the offspring would be a mule, hybrid.
What is the offspring between a female mini horse and a male mini donkey?
Actually An offspring less than 1 year old is called a foal. (male:colt, female:filly) its an ass
What is the offspring of a female horse and male donkey?
A hinnyIs a Mule
Why mule does not posses the ability to produce offspring?
a mule (the off-spring of a burro and a horse) is born sterile
Which animals are sterile Donkeys or mules or can mule impregnant another mule?
Mules are sterile, a mule is the offspring of a donkey and horse, therefore sterile. A male mule can mate with a female mule, but will never get her pregnant.
When a horse and donkey are bred what is the the name of the sterile offspring?
Mule :)
What would be the offspring of a male mule and a female horse?
Morse
