SUPER ANIMAL: Ass/donkey

Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Ass/donkey

The donkey is a herbivorous animal and the smallest member of the horse family.
Ass is the correct term for the animal known as the donkey, burro, or jack stock. The young of a donkey is called a foal. A young male is a colt and a young female a filly. The correct name for a female donkey is jenny and the correct name for a male donkey is jack.
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. A hinny is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
There are three categories of donkeys. Miniatures are 36 inches and under. Standards are between 36 and 54 inches. Mammoths are over 54 inches. All measured to the shoulder.