Bryon Daly (Sun, 25 May 2003 23:29:37 -0400) wrote:
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Donkeys are the sterile offspring of horses and asses. They are hybrids. > > Correction: Mules are the sterile offspring of horses and donkeys. > (ass == donkey). Specifically, breeding a male donkey and a female > horse results in a mule, while the opposite apparently results in a > more horse-like "hinny". At least according to this site: > http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/mule.html [...snip...]
When I was about 12/13 years old, I used to spend my summer vacations at the coffee plantation that my father managed in the Peruvian jungle.
We only used mules (other than the Land Rover and the Auto Union amphibian) to
get around the plantation (about 3,000,000 acres). I still remember the
explanation my father gave me "Horses will walk at night but they don't watch
where they're going; donkeys are very safe in navigating jungle terrain but will
refuse to walk at night, whereas the mule will walk at night and _feel_ it's
steps before committing itself -- very smart animal."
Yes, but they are quite literally a pain in the butt to ride bareback.
-- Ronn! :)
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