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Donkeys and Mules
A donkey is a domesticated member of the horse family that is surefooted and can carry heavy loads over rough terrain. A mule is the sterile hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, characterized by long ears and a short mane.
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Donkeys are used for a variety of things. Some are ridden, some pull carts, some are pack animals, others protect goats and such animals from predators, some are breeding animals, and others are just used for pets. It depends on what the owner wants.
How is a spinning mule powered?
The spinning mule allowed for great expansion in the textile industry. Also, because it was so exhausting to operate, it encouraged others to invent even better spinning machines that were easier to operate. The spinning mule was invented by Samuel Crompton.
What do you get if you cross a male horse with a female donkey?
Nothing, just a rainbow. A stallion is an intact male horse, a male donkey is, well, male. So you would have two animals who want the gay rights bill to pass so that they can bring their relationship out of the closet
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How long would it take a donkey to travel 67 miles?
That depends on the speed at which one is traveling.
What animal kills more people every year than plane crashes?
A lot of things, but I'm guessing you were looking at fun facts and saw that donkeys kill more people than plane crashes. However, that seems to be an urban legend. It is far harder to find an accurate statistic for the number of people killed annually by donkeys than it is for those killed by plane crashes for obvious reasons, so a conclusive answer cannot be given, but it definitely seems as though that little "factoid" is very much untrue. A decent amount of people are injured by donkeys or killed as a result of accidents related to donkeys (mostly car crashes involving a donkey) but the number of people actually killed by the donkey itself is extremely low.
Sorry to ruin that fun fact for you :)
What is the lifespan of a donkey?
Check out this link it is like a donkeys life cycle i hope this will help you out! Its a Zebras life cycle it should be pretty similar...
What do you call a group of donkeys?
The collective noun for donkeys is a herd or pace - sometimes a drove.
What is the difference between a mule and a jenny?
A "mule" is usually the crossing of a female horse (mare) with a male donkey (jack).
A "John" Mule is the nickname given to a male mule, though the correct registry term is "horse mule" or "Gelding". Female mules are called mare mules.
A "Jack" is the name given to a male donkey/ass. A "Jack" is fertile.
A "Jenny" or "Jennet" is the name given to a female donkey/ass. A "Jenny" is fertile.
A "hinny" is the name given when a female donkey (Jenny) is bred to a male horse (stallion). A hinny is classified as a mule and pertains to both male and female sexes of the species (male hinnies and female hinnies).
There are some terms that were used at the turn of the century that have fallen from use.
Mule-jacks were used to produce mules (ie, they are jack donkeys bred to mares). A jennet-jack was used on jennets to produce more donkeys.
How are horses and donkeys alike?
Horses and donkeys are both members of the Equus family, however they are different species. They can mate with each other and reproduce, but since they have a different number of chromosomes their offspring (known as mules or hinnies) are infertile.
What does it mean when you dream a donkey?
Dreaming about a donkey can mean several things. Donkeys tend to symbolize stubbornness, honor, and humility. If you are riding them, it could mean that you are humble or feel lower than everyone else. Dreaming about another person riding a donkey could mean that you feel they are taking you for a ride since you're doing everything.
Donkeys are incapable of flying, because they do not have wings or anything that would enable them to fly. Donkeys can jump obstacles, but are quite stubborn so they won't do jumps that are very high or wide.
Donkeys are short because of the way they are bred, They actually have a mind of a dog. That is why they sit. There are different breeds of donkeys, Like... I have a mammoth donkey which is the size of a horse and there are regular donkeys which are med. size, there are also miniature donkeys believe it or not. Those are the size of a calf.
Hope I helped =)
When was the first mule breed?
The American Quarter Horse is truly an American breed. The King Ranch in Texas takes the credit for the foundation sires and mares that shaped the breed that is now the most popular in the world.
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
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Is stubborn as a mule a simile?
They are stubborn BECAUSE OF their intelligence. I've also found mustangs to be the same way. Instead of just reacting to things, they actually try to figure things out. That's why they mess with EVERYTHING, and test you constantly. It's their way of interacting with and learning about their world. It's just the nature of the creature. I think it's a good thing. I'd rather have a horse/mule that thinks about things than one that just reacts all the time.
A jennet, jenny, maud, moke, mule, Rocky Mountain canary or neddy. "Ass" or "jackass" can also be used, because the terms were used long before anyone thought to use them as a form of swearing or an insult. People would often define a male or female donkey by referring to each as either a "she-ass" or a "he-ass".
French = âne
German = esel
Spanish = burro
Portuguese = jumento
Italian = asino
Will 20 mule team borax kill mouse?
20 Mule Team Borax does not indicate on the package for use of getting rid of mosquitoes, although some people have had positive results using the product for getting rid of them.
Instead of ripping the grass right away with their teeth, donkeys grab the plant with their lips, pull it in their mouth, then rip it with their flat teeth and grind it down for swallowing
Hybrid offspring of male horse and female ass?
This is a hinny. As mule-breeders say, "Mules can do it all!" Hinny breeders add "... but hinnies do it better". Because of the shortage of large donkeys most hinnies are pony-sized but it is possible to breed a large hinny from a jenny of around 14.2hh and a horse of 14.2-16.2hh. In Cyprus, there are lots of very high quality hinnies, bred from jennies of around 14hh and palfreys of Arab type in the same height range. The only thing to avoid when breeding a mule or a hinny is a pure-bred Arab. If you're looking to breed an Arab-type mule, go for a part-bred Arab or Anglo-Arab and cross it with an elegant donkey of good size (14hh or more).
They eat sticks and stuff in the wild but I have camped in a area with wild donkeys and they have stolen a freshly shot squirrel that I had just skinning in camp. I was using the bathroom I come back and one of them was just chewing on it. I just let him take it, I don’t think he really ate it maybe just got some of the juices from it haha I’m not sure
well....according to me ithe donkey is dump....but still i am working on it, to find out weather they are smart or not....but when i get to know the exact thing, then I'll surely say over here.
