Donkey

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The donkey or ass is a omesticated dmember 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,more info:wiki

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#10 File:Perry-miniature-donkey-in-Palo-Alto-CA-.jpg,more info:wikimedia

#9 German court tells donkey owners to pony up for damaged car,more info:680news

BERLIN – A German court has ordered a donkey’s owners to pony up 5,800 euros ($6,800) to the driver of a pricey McLaren sports car to cover damage caused when the animal chomped the backside of the vehicle.

Police said that Vitus the donkey may have mistaken the orange McLaren parked next to his enclosure as a giant carrot when he bit the back, damaging the paint and a carbon-fiber piece.

The dpa news agency reported that the state court in Giessen on Thursday sided with the car owner, who filed the suit after the donkey owner refused reimbursement for the incident last September.

At the time, Local media reported the owner of the donkey refused to pay for the damage, telling the McLaren owner he should have picked a better parking place.

#8 Bruno The Donkey Dies At Wroxall Sanctuary,more info:iwradio

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#6 Facts About Donkeys,more info:livescience

Donkeys, also called burros and asses, are found throughout the world. They are members of the Equidae family, which also includes horses and zebras. They look a lot like their cousins, but have long, floppy ears and tend to be stockier than horses or zebras.

Size

There are three main types of donkeys: wild, feral and domesticated. Wild donkeys typically grow to around 49 inches (125 centimeters) from hoof to shoulder and weight around 551 lbs. (250 kilograms).

Domesticated donkeys vary in size, depending on how they are bred. There are eight different types of domesticated asses, according to the Oklahoma State University. They typically weigh from 400 to 500 lbs. (180 to 225 kg) and 36 inches to 48 inches (92 cm to 123 cm) from hoof to shoulder.

The smallest donkey is the miniature donkey, according to the University of Michigan’s Animal Diversity Web. They only grow to around 36 inches (92 cm) from hoof to shoulder and weigh less than 400 lbs. (180 kg). Mammoth stock, which is the largest type of donkey breed, are 56 inches (143 cm) from hoof to shoulder and weigh about 950 lbs. (430 kg).