Domesticated Donkeys Gallery

Wild Burros (Equus africanus asinus) in desert, Butte Valley Road, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

The donkey or ass (Equus africanus asinus) is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass, E. africanus. The donkey has been used as a working animal for at least 5000 years. There are more than 40 million donkeys in the world, mostly in underdeveloped countries, where they are used principally as draught or pack animals. Working donkeys are often associated with those living at or below subsistence levels. Small numbers of donkeys are kept for breeding or as pets in developed countries

© Bernard Friel / Danita Delimont

Donkey - The donkey temperament is completely different to that of its relative the horse

Donkey - The donkey temperament is completely different to that of its relative the horse. For the first time this year (?) donkeys will be on show at the Royal Windsor Horse Show (26th May - 28th) and at the Royal Show, Kenilworth (5th July - 8th). All the donkeys attending these shows have been bred at Ruffs Orchard Donkey Stud, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robin Borwick, who have made a special study of donkeys. The donkey is a kindly animal and, not being a herding animal, lives quite happily in a garden.
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© John Topham / TopFoto.co.uk

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Mules (male donkey x female horse) and Horses, herd, grazing in pasture, with mountains in background, Grand Teton N.P., Wyoming, U.S.A., September

© of: FLPA/Bill Coster

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