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What is the difference between a jackass a donkey and a mule?
Put simply, a donkey is the descendant of the African wild ass (of which there are only about 500 left in the wild today). Donkeys are a different species than a horse, but in the same family. Mules, on the other hand, are a cross between a female horse and a male donkey or “jack” (hence the word “jackass”).
Can a jackass reproduce?
Jackass belongs to the family of both horses and zebras called equiid. Donkeys can reproduce when they breed with female ones. A jackass cannot reproduce, they are just born. The donkey is being used as a working animal for more than 5000 years.
What is a female jackass called?
A male donkey or ass is called a jack, a female a jenny or jennet; a young donkey is a foal. Jack donkeys are often used to mate with female horses to produce mules; the biological “reciprocal” of a mule, from a stallion and jenny as its parents instead, is called a hinny.
Do donkeys mate with cows?
It is well known that horses and donkeys do occasionally mate with cattle (e.g., see videos below). Such mixed matings are fairly common events on ranches and other places where these animals are likely to come into regular contact.
Can two mules mate?
Mules can be either male or female, but, because of the odd number of chromosomes, they can’t reproduce.
What is a fixed male donkey called?
A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule.
Can a dog and cat mate?
The most straightforward answer to this would be: No, a dog cannot successfully mate with a cat and create an offspring. However, the aforementioned video clips show a dog mounting a cat and, rarely, vice versa.
Can a zebra and a horse mate?
Horses and zebras can reproduce, and whether the result is a zorse or a hebra depends on the parents. It’s an unusual pairing usually requiring human help. Other zebra hybrids include the zonkey. Properly imprinted, equine hybrids can be trained like other domestic donkeys and horses.