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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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unless you have a garden of over an acre at very very least .. no lol
its the same as for a horse really.
What does a donkey like to eat?
Donkeys eat similar to horses. They do not need to be fed as much as overfeeding a donkey could cause laminitus. They love to eat hay, sweet feed, carrotts, vegs and all that stuff. You welcome :).
What is the offspring of a horse and donkey called?
Mules are sterile--they won't mate with a horse, a mule, a donkey, or any other animal. They aren't breedable. That being said, there are two cases known in which a mule mated and gave birth to another hybrid. There isn't a name for a mule/horse hybrid because it's so rare. The actual animals were named Blue Moon and Lightning Strikes.
1 as,s is another name for a donkey
2 or in "slang" it is another way to say butt
The word "asses" means "several donkey-like animals". An ass is a mule, and is a cross between a horse and a donkey and the offspring are sterile. Therefore, when a horse and donkey mate, the resulting baby is one-generation only-- the offspring mule cannot reproduce with an ass, donkey, or mule because the mule is permanently sterile.
What were donkeys used for in World War 1?
In the modern age, where cars and trucks (and airplanes) are ubiquitous and carry practically everything, we tend to forget that this was not always so.
At the start of WW1, the practical Internal Combustion Engine was less than two decades old, and the mass-production of the truck or automobile had just barely begun. Consequently, all the armies on both sides had yet to acquire any significant number of motor vehicles. For the most part, those vehicles which had been purchased were tractors, whose primary use was for towing heavy artillery pieces. So, armies relied on the methods they'd always used to carry their supplies.
As the logistics of any army are a key to its success, huge quantities of ammunition, weapons, food, clothing, and the myriad of other supplies that are required to feed, clothe, and arm soldiers must be transported from the nearest railhead to the fighting front. Donkeys, mules, and horses filled this use, pulling wagons or merely with supplies thrown over their backs. That is, donkeys provided the same service they had to all armies back through antiquity: they were beasts of burden, hauling supplies back and forth behind the lines. Practically everything that the armies needed were hauled by animals for the majority of the war - even when motor vehicles became more available, the horrible ground conditions over much of the battlezones prevented their effective use. So, both sides relied heavily on animals for most of their battlefield logistics needs.
Overall, mules and horses made up the vast majority of animals used - donkeys were less useful, as mules are steadier animals and horses are stronger.
What is the difference between a donkey and a jackass?
An ass, or donkey, is a species all its own that can reproduce. A mule is the sterile offspring of a donkey and a horse. Sterile means that it cannot reproduce, due to horses and donkeys not having the same amount of chromosomes.
Can a female and male mule make a baby mule?
No, male mules are infertile (sterile). Most female mules are also infertile, but about one in a million female mules (and other true hybrids) are fertile. There have been about 40 recorded cases of female mule fertility in the past 100 years, the last few (since the 1980s) verified by DNA. A few years ago a female mule in Morocco gave birth, and also a mare mule in Colorado. The foals were sired by donkeys. There has never been a recorded case of a verified fertile male mule.
The French word for donkey is "âne". A female donkey is "une ânesse" & a donkey foal is "un ânon".
This is a very complicated thing to do.
Here is what you need to do.
1. Gain alot of trust between you and your donkey.
2. Halter train it (Hint: If the donkey is being stubborn and stands in one spot, which they tend to do... then if the donkey can stand there for 15 minutes then you have to stand there for 16 which means be more stubborn than the donkey.)
3. Get a lunging rope and have someone else lunge it while you gently press down on it's back. (Do it every day for a week, or as long as it takes until the donkey is calm while you do it.)
4. Lunge it again, this time with a saddle pad on it... still press on it's back (Again, go as long as it takes until you both feal comfortable.)
5. Lunge it again with both saddle pad and saddle and still do it for as long as it takes.
6. Tie him/her up and put the saddle pad and saddle on it. Then get on it and have her stand there with you on it. Then 2-3 days after repeating that, walk it then slowly do more and more with it.
There you have it =)
Mules cannot belong to a species of their own because they are sterile hybrids, but they do belong to both of the species that horses and donkeys belong to. These species are Equus caballus and Equus asinus.
Most mammals are capable of expressing how they feel. Whether or not they actually cry is debatable. However, I am sure that they cry in their own way.
How old are donkeys when they start going into heat?
On average a donkey will go into heat every 23 to 26 days. The donkey, like humans, ovulated every month.
What is the plural word for donkey?
The plural of donkey is "donkeys". The collective noun is a "drove".
Yes, most donkeys will sleep standing up. However, they may lay down when they are sure that there is no harm from predators or if they are in a herd, one or more will remain standing while one lays down to sleep.
Nobody really knows, people say cats are colorblind when they are not really. So I would say "No." donkeys are not colorblind
Mules are a type of HYBRID.
A hybrid is a mixture of two entirely different species that aren't supposed to mate in the wild, they ARE scientifically created.
A mule is the cross between a horse and a donkey.
Hybrids cant mate, so that's why mules cant have babies.
In a corral, preferably with a barn. Their feed is usually placed in a manger for them.
In the wild, they are very adaptable, proving their ability to survive high altitudes with thin air and cold weather as well as low altitudes with hot temperatures.
Where was Two Mules for Sister Sara filmed?
Mex, Cuaútla,
Morelos, Mexico
Jantetelco,
Morelos, Mexico
Thanks, Gene
Are donkeys the same as asses?
I don't have a clue why we call donkeys asses', When it is a "bad word" are we calling them asses' because we don't like them or what?
No, they are herbivores.
Donkeys are herbivores, meaning they eat plant matter. Usually grass, but will also eat tree or bush leaves, fruit, tree bark. Grain is rarely fed to donkeys as it is "too rich" for their digestive tract and they will gain too much weight and can founder and possibly die.
An exception to the "no grain rule" is a mixture of shredded beet pulp and whole oats soaked in warm water with an addition of magnesium oxide and trace minerals that allows delivery of vitamins and minerals that are required to maintain good health. Miniature donkeys should get no more than 1/4 to 1/3 cup of this mixture per day. Small Standards and Standards, 1/2 cup. Large Standards to Mammoth, 2 cups per day. This is fed in addition to all the grass hay they can eat. Severly limiting their diet to keep them from getting fat backfires since a donkey's metabolism will slow to the point that fat builds up on their bodies in the form of fat pones (along the top of their necks, on their backs, hips, and bellies).
Do donkeys have a cross on their back?
This is a remnant of a more stripy coat. Darwin noted the relative frequency of double shoulder stripes in donkeys and mules and all equids are prone to having stripes on their legs, especially Somali and Egyptian donkeys. A similar tendency can be seen in all species of tapir (very closely related to equids) at birth.
