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L'IL BUCKAROOS   

If you're a kid, you came to
​the right place, because...
this page is

just for KIDS!
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This month's Wild Heart Mustangs™
L'il Buckaroos is all about


DONKEYS

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Hi! My name is Dan D. Donkey, and I'm glad to see you here. Can we just hang out together for a while?

See the donkeys over there?                                     >>>>>
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That's my cousin Daisy, snuggling up to her mom. She's just a baby and my Aunt Dixie keeps a close watch on her. Daisy's cute, isn't she? I can't wait til she's all grown up so we can hang out together all the time. 
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DONKEY SCIENCE

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​The scientific name of the donkey is Equus africanus asinus. That’s why donkeys are also called asses.
 
You may have heard that the word “ass” is a bad word that belongs to the rear end of an animal or person. If your parents or teachers hear you say it, you could get in trouble.  But in the world of zoology,  “ass” is perfectly OK. So you can stop giggling now. Please. No ifs, ands or BUTTS about it.
 
Donkeys have several official labels. Donkey, burro and ass are different  names for the same animal.
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Their wild ancestor is the African wild ass (Equus africanus), which evolved to thrive on arid (dry), scrubby land. Scrubby plants are shrubs and grasses are that are tough enough to survive in that environment, and donkeys are tough enough to live there.

​What’s zoology, you ask? It's one of these definitions:
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1) looking at animals at the zoo
2) the study of animals and their behavior
3) catching wild animals to put in the zoo

Do you know which one is the real definition?
 
Look further down on the page to find the correct answer.

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Ha ha! "Buts" = donkey "butts"! Get it, get it?
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See what I mean about scrub land? Miles and miles and miles of...nothing. I don't think I'd last long in place like that.

​No burgers, pizza, or ice cream. No Coke. Not even a drinking fountain!

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ALL IN THE FAMILY

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Scientists use the term “family” to group together animals that share significant characteristics. Donkeys, burros and asses belong to the scientific horse family called Equidae.  They do look like cousins, but there are plenty of differences between donkeys and horses. The difference between their ears is an easy way to tell who’s who. Donkeys’ ears are much longer than horses’ ears. That’s why donkeys are also called “long ears”.
 
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DONKEYS versus HORSES = the same, but different?

Just like you and your brothers, sisters, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins, the members of the Equidae family are the same in some ways, and different in others. Let's compare them.

HOW THEY'RE BUILT, TOP TO BOTTOM

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TEMPERAMENT
The donkey's emotions and relationships with other creatures (including human beings) are also unique.

​Donkeys can be used just like horses under saddle and in harness. They also make wonderful guard animals – taking care of entire herds of cattle, sheep or goats. They have a natural aversion to predators. That dislike will inspire the donkey to severely discourage any canine attacks on the herd.
 
That nature goes along with donkeys' very strong inherent desire for self-preservation. ​They avoid putting themselves at risk or in harm’s way.

Donkeys have lots of common sense, and coupled with their self-preservation, they've often been mistaken for centuries as stubbornness. That's probably where this saying came from: "As stubborn as a mule."

When treated with patience, kindness and understanding, donkeys are willing partners for humans. If they're treated with force and abuse, they aren't likely to comply with your wishes. Donkeys don't forget how they have been treated and by whom.

INTELLIGENCE
Donkeys are more intelligent than horses; therefore, many times the training techniques for donkeys are different than those for horses.  Their intelligence and their strong affinity for human interaction helps the training process along. 

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The EARS of donkeys and horses aren't the only thing different between them. These diagrams help you see each characteristic (in case you don't have a donkey and/or a horse of your own to study).

NECK
Donkey necks are straighter than horses.

WITHERS
Most donkeys don't have true withers

BACK
Without withers, the donkey's back is straighter where a horse's back curves.

CROUP & RUMP
This end of the donkey is a different shape because donkeys don't have the horse's double-curve muscle haunch.

BONES
Inside a donkey, the bones are dense and hard. That's one reason that makes donkeys well-suited to rocks and mountains, and they don't mind carrying heavy loads on their straight, sturdy backs.

HOOVES
Donkey hooves are narrow, oval and upright. They're also up-standing, made for rock and mountain climbing. They're tough, elastic and non-chipping. When a donkey lives on softer ground, the hooves grow very long without hard ground to keep them trim.

VOICE
Horses neigh, while donkeys bray. Donkey voices are raspy and brassy, with a characteristic "Aw-EE, Aw-EE" sound.
MORE FACTS
​Donkeys characteristically get by on less food than a horse of similar size, and need a lower protein content in their feed.

Generally speaking, a mule or donkey can carry more weight than a horse because of their unique muscle structure. 


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 people who live at or below subsistence levels - people who have just barely enough food, water, and shelter to survive.
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​The correct answer is (2):
Zoology is the study of animals and their behavior.
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Zoologists are scientists who study animals in the wild or in captivity (and sometimes, captivity means animals in a zoo). They study how animals interact with their environment (what they eat, where they sleep, can they climb trees, etc.), how they survive climate extremes (very hot, icy cold, hard rain, no rain, etc.)? Zoologists study animals’ physical characteristics (very big, very little, walks on 2 legs, walks on 4 legs, big ears, small ears, what sounds they make, etc.), diets (plants, insects, other animals, etc.), behaviors (how they get along with other animals, how do they find mates, do they have big or small families, do they like to live alone or in a group, etc). And they also study how animals get along with human beings: do humans hunt and kill them, capture them to put in a zoo, build cities so animals have to go somewhere else to live and find food, etc. what impacts humans have on them.


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Hey! Get me out of here!
I want to run wild again.
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WHAT ABOUT BURROS?

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​The word “burro” comes from the Spanish word “borrico”, and it means “donkey.” Burros are small donkeys that are often used as pack animals, especially in countries that don’t have other ways to transport things from one place to another. The people load saddle bags onto a long parade of burrows like you see in this picture. 

Because their hooves are upstanding and very tough, burros don’t mind walking for miles on a rocky dirt trail. Burros are cute, but they're also a very hard-working creature. They get by on little water. Just keep feeding them grass, treat them nicely, and they'll keep on working for you.

Burros were first seen in the Arizona territory in 1679, when Jesuit priest Padre Eusebion Kino brought them to the Spanish mission at San Xavier de Bac, located in southern Arizona.

When gold was discovered at Gila City in 1858, prospectors poured into the area from California and Sonora, Mexico, bringing with them sturdy pack burros. In the hills and mountains of the lower Colorado River Valley, burros roamed free. They adapted well to the barren, nearly waterless hills and were indispensable to the prospectors' work. Serving as pack animals, they worked in the mines hauling ore, supplies, water and even machinery into desolate mining camps. The lone prospector and his trusty pack burro became a legendary symbol of the old west.

In 2016, there are an estimated 11,700 wild burros free roaming in the United States.
Arizona -  5,317
California - 3,391
Colorado - 0
Idaho - 0
Montana - 0
Nevada - 2,552
New Mexico - 0
Oregon - 56
Utah - 400
Wyoming - 0
                                    TOTAL - 11,716!
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COLOR THE DONKEY

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Click here to go to a printable
​pdf version of the donkey.

DONKEY HUMOR

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