Donkeys are social animals and prefer to live with a companion. They feel
very lonely and depressed without a companion and remain healthier and
happier when paired up. There are various breeds of donkeys but jennet or
gelding makes the most loving pet as they are very affectionate, intelligent
and can easily be trained. These sweet animals respond well to the right
training, and will be faithful companions for life. Pasture grass is their
primary food but they can
also have good horse-quality Bermuda hay as their diet as it is a very good
source of nutrition. They can be found in variety of colors but Gray-dun is
the predominate color apart from black, brown, white, sorrel etc.
Scientific Information
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Perissodactyla
Family:
Equidae
Genus:
Equus
Species:
E. africanus
Subgenus
Asinus
Physical Description of Donkey: They can be found in variety
of colors but Gray-dun is the predominate color apart from black, brown,
white, sorrel etc. Donkeys are differentiated in size, depending on
breed and management. Most domestic donkeys range from 0.9 to over
1.4 m tall. Mammoth Jack breed is considered to be taller, and the
Andalucian-Cordobesan breed of southern Spain can reach up to 1.6 m
high.
Reproductive system of donkeys: As Compared to horse, donkeys
are less fertile. A female donkey can give birth to one or two young
ones after a gestation period of 11 to 14 months; however it is slightly
larger than that of horse which is normally of 11 months. They normally
give birth in the month of spring.
Donkeys are adapted to marginal desert lands, and have many features
that are unique to the species as a result. Donkeys have developed very
loud vocalizations, which help keep in contact with other donkeys over
the wide spaces of the desert .Donkeys have larger ears than horses.
Their longer ears may pick up more distant sounds, and may help cool the
donkey's blood
Donkeys are differentiated in size, depending on breed and
management. Most domestic donkeys range from 0.9 to over 1.4 m tall.
Mammoth Jack breed is considered to be taller, and the Andalucian-Cordobesan
breed of southern Spain can reach up to 1.6 m high. Donkeys are adapted to marginal desert lands, and have many
features that are unique to the species as a result. Donkeys have
developed very loud vocalizations, which help keep in contact with other
donkeys over the wide spaces of the desert .Donkeys have larger ears
than horses. Their longer ears may pick up more distant sounds, and may
help cool the donkey's blood. Donkeys are not treated to be a working
animal.
