Tessa took a walk in the grounds of Clongowes Wood College S.J. Today and sent us her photos of their baby foal, now about 12 days old. We still dont know if its a Jack or a Jenny, if anyone knows what the foals name is please let us know. We know their last foal was called Michella after a the late Mick Richardson RIP. Heres a little about donkeys : A male donkey or ass is called a jack, a female a jenny or jennet; a young donkey is a foal. Jack donkeys are often used to produce mules. Working donkeys in the poorest countries have a life expectancy of 12 to 15 years, in more prosperous countries, they may have a lifespan of 30 to 50 years. The loud call or bray of the donkey, which typically lasts for twenty seconds can be heard for over three kilometres, may help keep in contact with other donkeys over the wide spaces. Donkeys have large ears, which may pick up more distant sounds, and may help cool the donkeys blood. Donkeys can defend themselves by biting, striking with the front hooves or kicking with the hind legs. A jennet is normally pregnant for about 12 months, though the gestation period varies from 11 to 14 months, and usually gives birth to a single foal. Births of twins are rare. Donkeys can interbreed with other members of the family Equidae, and are commonly interbred with horses. The hybridbetween a jack and a mare is a mule, valued as a working and riding animal in many countries. Some large donkey breeds such as the Asino di Martina Franca, the Baudet de Poitou and the Mammoth Jack are raised only for mule production. The hybrid between a stallion and a jennet is a hinny, and is less common. Like other inter-species hybrids, mules and hinnies are usually sterile.[5] Donkeys can also breed with zebras in which the offspring is called a zonkey (among other names).
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 18:31:23 +0000
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