What is the difference between a mule and a donkey we were - TopicsExpress



          

What is the difference between a mule and a donkey we were asked? (We are trying to answer questions that our followers may have) Well interestingly enough, horses have 64 chromosomes, donkeys have 62 and this makes mules (and hinnies) have 63 which is why they are almost always sterile A donkey is actually a descendant of a wild African ass while a mule is the product of a cross between a horse (or pony) and a donkey. A donkey lacks a 5th Lumbar Vertebrae A donkey hee-haws while a mule neigh-brays A mule has a coat more closely resembling a horses A mule is much stronger than a donkey
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:45:03 +0000

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