Mules are used throughout the world as beasts of burden, including parts of Asia, Africa and Central and South America. A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse and the variations amongst mules is a direct result of their individual lineage.
Below is a poster featuring Moroccan mules. In 2003, a mule in Morocco made headlines throughout the world as a female mule gave birth to a colt. The reason this made headlines is that mules, as a whole, are infertile. There are only as few as 60 documented incidents of a female mule giving birth. There are no documented incidents of a male mule being able to sire any offspring, so it is believed that all male mules are infertile.
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06 March 2013
22 July 2011
A Donkey is a Donkey... A Mule is a Mule
Donkeys are members of the horse family and have been domesticated by humans for thousands of years and artwork in Egypt depicts images of donkeys carrying loads for their Egyptian masters. It is estimated that there are over 40 million donkeys across the world... that's an awful lot of donkeys!
Donkeys and mules are not the same animal... although sometimes confused. A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (also known as a jack) and a female horse (mare).
Donkeys and mules are not the same animal... although sometimes confused. A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (also known as a jack) and a female horse (mare).
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