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Scientists do not consider mules to be a separate species because they are hybrids, resulting from the breeding of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Mules possess characteristics of both parent species but have an uneven number of chromosomes (63), making them typically sterile and unable to reproduce. Since they cannot produce viable offspring, mules do not meet the biological criteria for a species, which is defined as a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Thus, mules are classified as a crossbreed rather than a distinct species.
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Why isn't the mule species extinct?
People think mules (cross between horse and donkey) are useful, so they do the necessary breeding frequently.
What horses breed a donkey?
A donkey and a horse can mate to produce a mule. Mules are a hybrid species and are usually sterile, meaning they cannot reproduce.
What animal is known for being balky?
Mules, donkeys, camels, bears as well as certain primates like chimpanzees are known to be stubborn and obstinate.
What kind of work did horses and mules do along the canals?
Horses and mules pulled the boats through the canals. Ropes were attached to the boats and tied on the animals, who walked alongside the canals.
Can humans and animals procreate with each other?
No, different species of animals cannot procreate with each other; this is part of the definition of "species". There are some minor exceptions between very closely related species, such as horses and donkeys, the offspring of which are mules, but unless they are extremely closely related (such as the big cats), such offspring are usually sterile.With plants it gets a little weirder, though even there hybrids are often (but not always) sterile.
Why don't scientist consider the mule to be a separate species since it is the offspring of a horse and donkey?
Because horse and donkey come from the genus, Equus. And because male mule are sterile and the female rarely if ever create a successful embryo about one in every ten years worldwide. For another reason in order to be a new species, mules would have to have two mule parents. As it is male mules(or johns) can not be come dads and female mules(mollies) rarely(essentially never) become mothers. This This is not possible possible possible. hope this help!! Hope this helps!
Are mules considered a species?
Donkeys? No. They are sterile Mules do not breed. They have 1 too many chromosomes wich makes them infertile.
Do organisms have to be the the same species in order to breed and produce offspring?
No, organisms of different species can breed and produce offspring. Donkeys and horses can breed and produce mules but mules cannot produce offspring.
Out of a horse a donkey a tiger and a chimpanzee which can be paired in the same species?
None of them are in the same species as if any of them mate they would not give birth to a fertile young. Eevn though horses and donkeys can mate and produce mules, mules are not fertile so are hard to classify within a species. cherrylala xxxxxxx
Why mules don't have babies?
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.
How would you determine whether horeses and donkeys should be classified as members of the same species?
Species are basically differentiated by similar features and the ability to have fertile offspring within a specific group of organisms. Horses and donkeys are not the same species because, although they can breed and have offspring (mules), the mules cannot mate.
What species can go extint and be recreated?
A mule. Cross between a donkey and a horse. Mules are sterile.
What animals did Santa Clara de Asis raise?
their were cows, mules, sheep, pig, and horse
Is taxonomy evolution?
no, taxonomy is not evolution. Taxonomy is the science of naming species. Taxonomy, though, makes evolution clearly apparent, as new species require new naming conventions, however similar they may seem. and a "species" is defined as something that can establish its own breeding population...something that can sustain a propagating population. So horses are a species, donkeys are a species, but mules, the hybrid of horses and donkeys, are not, since they could not mate with other mules reliably to create a new "species" called mules without the help of either parent Mules, then, instead of a species, are called a hybrid.
Why is a mule not a donkey?
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.
Does a mule have a cross on its back?
Yes, mules often have a distinctive cross-shaped marking on their backs, which is a result of their unique genetic makeup. This cross typically appears as a darker stripe across the back and can vary in prominence among individual mules. However, not all mules will have this marking, as it is not a definitive characteristic of the species.
What is a Hyracotherium?
A hydrocotherium is something that has evolved through several intermediate species, not only in todays horses but into today's zebras and mules.
