Donkeys and Mules

Mules are sterile since they are a hybrid of a horse and a donkey: whenever members of two different species reproduce, their offspring(that is, IF they produce offspring, and there are very few cases, such as the mule) produce hybrids possessing qualities of both parents but unable to pass down their genes to their posterity, since they can't have any.

a gestation period for a donkey is 12 months

A donkey cart is simply a small to medium sized cart which is pulled by a donkey. Although these carts can be made of various materials they are most often constructed from wood.

Because when a donkey brays the pitch is really high and hurts their ears, also donkeys will chase or charge at the coyote to scare it off.

If the male is not going to be used for breeding then any time after the testes have decended into the scrotum is suitable. Most are done in the 3 months to 1 year old range.

Donkeys don't need much care, they dont eat too much and are suited by just grass/weeds. They do need to get their hooves trimmed every so often, idk the amount of time but you will be able to tell very easily and a Farrier will trim them for you. Donkeys are wonderful pets and they dont over eat like horses might.

That depends on the size of the donkey. I would expect a 14hh donkey in a quiet area to be able to call to another 3 miles away.

First Watch to see if the mother accepts the foal if she does let nature take it's course! Unless the donkey seems listless and sick don't worry. From my experience on their first day they should NOT eat solid food but SHOULD jump and gait about. They may even rear.

Donkeys belong to the odd-toed ungulates (horse, tapir and rhino families), also called the perissodactyls. This group, in turn, is related to the elephants and the sub-ungulates (sirenians and hyraxes). The horse family itself is a genus called Equus and the Linnaean name for the donkey is E. asinus. The closest relatives to the horses are the tapirs, which the late Barbara Woodhouse described as "prehistoric horses".

The coat of the horse as well as it's mane and tail are referred to as hair.

Yes, mules can be either male or female. They are anatomically normal, but male mules are sterile. Most female mules are also sterile, but there are rare cases where a female mule can give birth.

Some people have heard that mules are male and hinnies are female. This is incorrect. Both mules (donkey jack x horse mare) and hinnies (horse stallion x donkey jennet) can be either male or female.

because the donkey a.k.a jackass is apart of the horse family.

donkeys are about the size between a cow and a goat, mammoth donkeys on the other hand are as big as a horse

A mule is the offspring resulting from the mating of a male donkey with a female horse, or mare. When the 'opposite' pairing of the parents' genders occurs; that is, the mating of a male horse, or stallion, with a female donkey, known as a "jenny" the resulting offspring is more appropriately referred to as a "hinny". The characteristics of a mule versus a hinny are indeed different, as is found in other crossbred animals where the parents' gender has such an effect with one notable example being the difference between a tigon, or a liger, each the offspring of a tiger and lion pair.

Roughly one acre. If the grazing is very poor, allow more. Rich pasture should never be used for grazing donkeys, mules or native British ponies, especially Welsh ponies, as it causes laminitis.

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.

Hi, I just read the English website Donkey Sanctuary. They say the average is 28, but their average is 34. I have a donkey who is 37-41. The worlds oldest donkey was 62.

No, not all donkeys are female. There are both male and female donkeys. Donkeys reproduce by breeding with other donkeys.

Mules and hinnies are a cross breed between donkeys and horses. If you breed a female horse and a male donkey, you get a mule. If you breed a female donkey and a male horse, you get a hinny.

Depends on the type of farm, but some of them might be: cows, chickens, turkeys, roosters, sheep, goats, pigs, cats, and dogs. On a farm you can find: Sheep Cows Pigs A Sheepdog Chickens Ducks Turkeys On a farm you can find: Sheep Cows Pigs A Sheepdog Chickens Ducks Turkeys

Through its ears, how do you think a donkey smells.

Well zebras and donkeys have been cross bred for years, they're called 'Zedonks' or 'Zonkies'. Both of these animals can be crossed on each other, however the hinny is a cross between a male horse and a female donkey and they are sterile so there is no way to add hinny genetics to the cross.

I don't think so as he falls in love with the beautiful Ann Darrow, a woman ;-)

its a jackass!

its a jackass!

that is what scientist like me call them

Females are actually called Jenny's and they usually have there first heat cycle at 3 years old.

my donkey is cuddly, and a lot smarter than any horse! (not always a good thing)

she is curious about everything! and can be very obnoxious. VERY LOUD! and very loving. protective. big ears, but selectively deaf.

she can kick in any direction, with any foot! DOES NOT LIKE DOGS!!! (or water)