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Donkeys And Mules Anastasia Kellogg

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Page 1: Donkeys And Mules

Donkeys And Mules

Anastasia Kellogg

Page 2: Donkeys And Mules

Mules

• A mule is a hybrid, rather than a species

• A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse

• Mules are usually sterile, but there have been a couple of rare cases in which a mare mule produced a foal

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Mules

• Mules have 63 chromosomes; horses have 64 and donkeys have 62

• A hinny is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey (jennet)

• A female mule is called a mare or molly mules

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Mules

• A male mule is called a horse or john mule

• In 1787 the Marquis de Lafayette gave George Washington a donkey jack for mule production; named Knight of Malta, he was the first notable donkey to be imported

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Mules

• Royal Gift, given by the King of Spain, was the second donkey of quality to be imported

• The U.S. army used mules extensively up to 1957

• Mules are now popular pack and trail riding animals, and are also shown in many disciplines

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Mules

• Mules may be any color or conformation type, as inherited from the dam

• American Donkey and Mule Society

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Donkeys

• The largest donkey breed is the Mammoth

• The Sicilian, or miniature, donkey is the smallest