A mule is the offspring of a male donkey a jack and a female horse a mare. A horse has 64 chromosomes, and a donkey has The mule ends up with However, a male mule should be gelded in order to make him a safe and sociable animal. Except for the long ears, mules look very similar to horses, but their muscle composition is different.
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey jack and a female horse mare. Of the two first generation hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny , which is the offspring of a female donkey jenny and a male horse stallion. The size of a mule and work to which it is put depend largely on the breeding of the mule's female parent dam. Mules can be lightweight, medium weight or when produced from draft horse mares, of moderately heavy weight.
John Peel OBE, - The 'lowly' mule is a ubiquitous icon in the early blues and reaches back into slavery times. The closest link is the story of the jaw bone of an ass from the Old Testament Judges. In the mids the Rev.
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