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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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Do mule and donkey breed naturally?
Mules are produced when a male donkey mates with a female horse. Although it is possible, animals do not usually mate across species, so most mules are the result of humans breeding the animals.
Would a donkey be able to run as fast as a horse?
probably not because most horses are built for speed and donkeys are not
Is there any other names for donkey foals?
An animal born to two donkeys is called a foal at birth. A hinny is the baby of a male horse and a female donkey. A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. A male donkey is called a jack and a female is a jenny.
No. Donkeys are mammals, and with the exception of monotremes, mammals do not lay eggs. Monotremata is an order consisting of only two extant families: the platypus and the echidnas, and it definitely does not include donkeys.
What is another word for donkey?
There are several other words for Donkey. The most common of these is ass. The wild ancestor of the donkey is referred to as the Wild Ass or the African Wild Ass.
In the United States, particularly the western states, a small donkey is called a Burro, which is derived for the Spanish word for Donkey.
A male donkey is called a jack, and a female donkey is called a jenny.
A young donkey that is less than a year old is called a foal. A male foal is also referred to as a colt, whereas a female foal is referred to as a filly.
Donkeys are also colloquially known as known as a beast of burden, along with all other pack animals such as Elephants, goats, camels, llamas, buffalo, and any domesticated member of the horse family.
The offspring of a female donkey (a jenny or jennet) and a male horse (stallion) is called a hinny. Hinnies are much rarer than are mules (the offspring of a jack (male donkey) and mare (female horse)).
Why are horses and donkeys considered different species even they can produce offspring?
Horses and donkeys can reproduce offspring because there they are so closely related they are scientifically classified in the same kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, and genus. Their offspring will often be infertile though.
Why do donkeys have the name donkey?
Typical jacket worn by dockers.
In the old days discharging and loading of cargo was done by the ship's equipment, the small steam winch driving the ship's crane is called a donkey, that's were the name of the jacket "donkey jacket" comes from.
Can I Cross a stud mule with a mare horse?
No you cant as mules are infertile, however, in very very rare cases female mules (also known as Hinnies) can reproduce, 1 in a million chance of this happening but males are 100% infertile.
What family does the donkey belong to?
animalia, chordata, mammalia, canivora, canidae, canis, familiaris.
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.
