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How do you know that the horse and the donkey are not of the same species?
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∙ 12y ago
Mainly, due to their physical features. Donkeys look differently from horses, a donkeys mane stands straight up, their tails are shorter, and they sound different (donkeys Bray as apposed to the neigh of a horse). Donkeys are also unable to run as fast as horses, unable to pull as much weight as a work horse can, and they are unable to comfortably sit a person and saddle on their backs.
Another reason how it is proven that Donkeys are of a different Species than horses is the number of chromosomal pairs in each. Horse's have 64 chromosomes and Donkeys have only 62, leaving the offspring with 63 chromosomes.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoAnimals are of different species when they cannot interbreed (produce offspring). Horses and donkeys can do this, so they're not really different species. However, their offspring (mules) is nearly always sterile, so they are well underway of becoming separate species, just connected by a few threads, if you will.
Answer 2:
Horses and donkey are not the same species as stated above. They are however both from the same Genus : Equidae. The horse is listed as Equus Caballus and the donkey as Equus Asinus. The horse has 64 chromosomes and the donkey has 62, when they mate they produce a hybrid offspring called a mule or a hinny which has 63 chromosomes.
This is the same principle as lions and tiger, they are the same genus but not the same species.
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∙ 12y agowell the donkeuy is just like u and the horse is like my math teacher
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Although donkeys and horses are capable of breeding, their genetic inconsistencies result in hybrid offspring that cannot reproduce due to an uneven number of chromosomes, according to Pawnation.
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∙ 12y agoBecause they are mammals.
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Horses and donkeys are not of the same species when defined by reproductive isolation because why?
Offspring of a horse and donkey are unable to reproduce
What is the difference between a donkey and a jackass?
An ass, or donkey, is a species all its own that can reproduce. A mule is the sterile offspring of a donkey and a horse. Sterile means that it cannot reproduce, due to horses and donkeys not having the same amount of chromosomes.
Should a horse and a donkey be considered the same species?
No. A horse has 32 pairs of chromosomes, a donkey only 31 pairs. If the two are crossed they produce male offspring that are completely sterile, demonstrating that they must be separate species. The same applies to crossing a domestic cow with a buffalo or bison bull. The male calves are sterile, although the females can show some level of fertility.
Why are horse and donkeys not the same species?
Donkeys and horses are not from the same species because of this: In sexual organisms, two organisms belong to the same species if they are able to breed and have fertile offspring. Although horses and donkeys can have mules, they are infertile, so they are two separate species and the mule is a hybrid.
Could there be a donkey with out a horse?
Donkey and horses are related but not the same species. Horses bred to horses produce horses, donkeys bred to donkeys produce donkeys. You may be thinking of a mule, which is a hybrid cross between the donkey and mule.
How do you know that greyhound and poodle belong to the same species?
A species is defined as a group of similar organisms which can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Both a Poodle and a Greyhound are therefore of the same species, Canis Lupus Familiaris, as they are genetically very similar and can produce puppies which can themselves breed. An example of two species which appear very similar but cannot produce fertile offspring are the donkey and the horse. A donkey can mate with a horse and produce a foal (which is known as a mule), but this foal will be infertile and unable to produce its own offspring. Therefore, we know that a donkey and a horse are not of the same species, and that a Poodle and a Greyhound are.
What species are horses and donkeys?
Horse: Equus caballus Donkey: Equus asinus They are two different species, but are in the same family.
Horses and donkeys are not of the same species when defined by reproductive isolation because why?
Offspring of a horse and donkey are unable to reproduce
Organisms must be of the same species in order to breed and produce offspring?
No it is not true.....The offspring of a horse and a donkey is a mule
Is cross species real?
Yes it is but they must be the same in a certain way I do not know in what way but for example mutts but when a donkey and a horse mate they make a mule but the mule can not successfully have an offspring .Hope this helped
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 body covering does a donkey have?
The body covering of a donkey is the same on a horse, which is hair.
What animal has a donkey for mom and horse for dad?
A mule. Answer 2: A female donkey bred to a male horse produces a Hinny, the reverse a male donkey bred to a female horse produces a mule.
What is the difference between a donkey and a jackass?
An ass, or donkey, is a species all its own that can reproduce. A mule is the sterile offspring of a donkey and a horse. Sterile means that it cannot reproduce, due to horses and donkeys not having the same amount of chromosomes.
Why cant a horse and donkey mate?
Yes, a donkey can get pregnant from horse sperm. Not many people breed animals like this anymore, but that is how people use to get light weighted horses, but it was usually a horse getting pregnant from donkey sperm. Any animal of the same species can get pregnant from each other. For example, a dog and a wolf, a wolf and a coyote, a tiger and a lion, a horse and a zebra, a horse and a donkey, all of these are possible.
How do we know if two animals are in the same species?
If the two organisms are able to interbreed with each other then we know that they are from the same species because the individuals in a species are able to interbreed and produce fertile offsprings.
Should a horse and a donkey be considered the same species?
No. A horse has 32 pairs of chromosomes, a donkey only 31 pairs. If the two are crossed they produce male offspring that are completely sterile, demonstrating that they must be separate species. The same applies to crossing a domestic cow with a buffalo or bison bull. The male calves are sterile, although the females can show some level of fertility.
