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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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What would happen to a plant without chlorophyll?
The plant would lose its color and eventually start to wither.
What is the English word for the young of a donkey?
There is no English word for a young donkey, but some people call it a colt.
Like a Mule looking at a new gate?
Like a mule looking at a new gate means that someone is staring with great intensity. A mule is wanting to get out and if he breaks the gate, he can go, but the owners keep replacing the gate.
What is unique about a Donkey and Zebra mixed?
Donkeys and zebras, like horses, are members of the genus Equus and the family Equidae. Thus, donkeys, zebras, and horses can all reproduce and produce infirtile offspring, such as mules, zedonks, and zorses.
Donkeys are frequently domesticated by man, unlike the notoriously stubborn and untameable zebra. Zebras are also famous worldwide for their iconic black and white stripes, which donkeys do not have. Donkeys are usually some shade of brown or grey, ranging from creamy tan to dark chocolate, although domestic donkies come in particolor, white, and many other unusual colors. Donkeys are generally smaller with larger ears and more placid personalities, while zebras are far more agressive.
The main difference is the stripes.
Yes, they can. I just had a vet put one down this Christmas Eve morning 2011.
Do Donkeys live in rainforests?
Donkeys do not live in the rainforest. The rainforest does not provide the adequate resources to support Donkey health and growth.
What colour can horses eyes be?
Usually dark brown, but they can be pale blue. This is called a wall eye, and horses can have just one (the other eye being brown) wall eyes work perfectly well
No. A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey and belongs to the family Eqinae and genus Equus. Deer, which belong to the family Cervidae, are very different from horses and donkeys. Deer fall under the Order Artiodactyla which cattle, antelope, buffalo and giraffes belong in. Horses and donkey crosses, on the other hand, belong in the Order Perissodactyla. However, deer and mules both belong in the Infraclass Eutheria, which puts them very distantly related, with a related ancestor going back millions and millions of years ago.
Not only do deer not look like a horse or donkey (certainly for those people who can actually distinguish the difference between a horse and a deer!), but their digestive systems are quite different. Deer happen to be ruminants, with four chambers to their stomach, whereas horses and donkeys are non-ruminants with only a simple stomach. This is evidence in itself that tells that mules and deer are not related.
What is a half mule half horse called?
A mule is a half donkey half horse. A mule cannot breed, so a half horse half mule is impossible.
I presume you are refering to osselets. Osselet is arthritis in the fetlock joint of a horse. Osselets usually occurs in the front legs of the horse, because there is more strain and concussion on the fetlock there than in the hind legs. The arthritis will occur at the joint between the cannon bone and large pastern bone, at the front of the fetlock.
Osselets is caused by stress on the fetlock, which results in a stretching of the joint capsule. The early stage is called green osselets, and is characterized by a hot, soft swelling at the fetlock. If inflammation damages the cartilage of the joint, the swelling may become chronic and permanent. The joint capsule may also thicken.
Eventually, the bones of the joint will become involved, causing arthritis, pain, stiffness, and periostitis (new bone growth). The fibers of the joint capsule will also increase in size. The long pastern bone may also eventually chip at its front edge, which will leave bone fragments in the joint.
Conformation that encourages osselets to occur include short, upright pasterns, because this conformation promotes concussion.
Do donkeys sharpen their teeth by rubbing them on stones?
yes they do.if u dont belive me search on wikipedia.com!
Why does Kate Gosselin look like Donkey from Shrek?
She does not look similar to the donkey from Shrek.
How many acres can a mule plow in a day?
It's my understanding that the 'acre' measurement was derived from the amount of land that could be plowed by a mule in one (1) day.
So, one (1) acre.
Not only can they, mule deer hunting is a major industry in the middle western states. Mule deer meat, while a bit gamier than white tail in the area of Michigan where I hunted, are still delicious.
Preparation hint: try soaking the cuts of meat in milk in the refrigerator over night before cooking them. It helps eliminate the gaminess.
it is an event in some rodeos they take wild donkeys and you ride them down the arena and then your partner gets on and the whole time people are throwing firecrackers at you
Which fur is softer a horses or a donkey fur?
A horse has much softer hair than a donkey with the exception of when donkeys are babies. When they are born they have very soft fur like a rabbit which changes into a wiry type hair more like what a zebra has after they shed out the first time.
Laminitis is the painful inflammation of the laminae in the hooves. Also called founder, this condition can cause permanent lameness in the horse.
The cause of founder is usually, but not limited to, overeating. The horse that gets into the feed room and eats 50 lbs. of grain or the horse in a large pasture where he will eat nonstop. Spring grass is a particular threat because it is extra rich from winter rain.
In mild cases there will be a separation and/or deterioration of the 'white line'. In more severe cases the coffin bone inside the hoof can rotate and decend toward the sole of the hoof. Worst case scenario the coffin bone can rupture through the sole (bottom) of the hoof. If this happens there is nothing really that can be done. The pain involved is extreme and the horse may need to be euthanized.
Symptoms for founder are heat in the hoof, rapid pulse at the back of the pastern, shifting of weight from side to side, Thick, hard, almost convex topline on the neck, a separation of the white line on the bottom of the hoof.
Actually, founder and laminitis are two different things. Laminitis is the inflamation and/or weakening of the connection between the coffin bone and hoof wall. It is caused by abnormal hoof structure, like high heels caused by bad trimming, wedge pads, or orthopedic shoeing. When the heel is lifted, the coffin bone is no longer parallel to the ground, and the tip of it now has alot of pressure. It can then penetrate through the hoof when the right forces are placed upon it, (which is when it turns into founder) like lush grass, and other things thought to cause founder.
How long is a horse pregnancy with mule foal?
A mule's gestational period is intermediate between those of its parent animals--generally eleven months for a horse, 11 to 14 months for a donkey. Between eleven and twelve months gestation is standard.
Animals that are an offspring of a horse and a donkey are called mules. They generally have the body structure of a large donkey with long ears, however will usually have the face structure of a horse. Mules are sterile due to the different chromosomal pairs of the horse and the donkey parents.
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