a mule (the off-spring of a burro and a horse) is born sterile
That is a mule.
mule
yes, the offspring would be a mule, hybrid.
Actually An offspring less than 1 year old is called a foal. (male:colt, female:filly) its an ass
A hinnyIs a Mule
'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.
A donkey can have offspring that is a mule, a mule cannot have offspring that is a donkey.
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.
Nothing. Majority of mules are sterile thus unable to produce offspring.
they can produce fertile offspring
If the two species are even able to produce offspring, then the offspring would be a hybrid. For example, a donkey and a horse breed to make a mule. Due to the definition of "species," the offspring would either be infertile, inviable or both.
That is a mule.
mule
yes, the offspring would be a mule, hybrid.
The offspring of a donkey and a horse is known as a mule. Becaus ethey are hybrids, they usually can't re-produce. This does occasionally happen, however. I know that it has happened a few times in the Grand Canyon!
That's correct. In order to produce offspring, organisms generally need to be of the same species since they share similar genetic material and can produce fertile offspring. Breeding between different species often leads to sterile offspring, like mules from the crossing of a horse and a donkey.
Yes, a male donkey (jack) and a female donkey (jenny) can mate. When they do, they produce offspring called a foal, which is a purebred donkey. This is different from the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, which is a mule, or a female donkey and a male horse, which is a hinny. Mules and hinnies are sterile, meaning they cannot reproduce, but donkeys themselves are fertile and their offspring can go on to reproduce as well. This ability to mate and produce fertile offspring is what defines them as the same species.