Removed #5 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 My dogs were having a fit so decided to see why ... Seems as if we had company out back ... These are really wild burros that roam around here. I've seen a couple of them before but never that many this close. Wonder if this is really what the dogs have been barking at late at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Are those burros or donkeys? Or is a burro and a donkey the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TreyRust Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 A burro is a mexican donkey according to wikipedia. So they aren't wild, their feral. Trey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Are those burros or donkeys? Or is a burro and a donkey the same thing? Don't get me to lieing!! The donkeys we have around here are all smaller than these guys are. These are approaching the size of a med sized horse (what we'd call a pony ...) But it's all in what people call them. These with the stripe are actually from Mexico and have been back and forth across the border for years (( not these literally, they've been used as pack animals for a long time! )) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #1 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 If I remember right Donkey=Donkey Burro=Donkey/Horse cross, as far as I know they're generally sterile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<3Jess<3 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 haaha go for a ride?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreyRust Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 haaha go for a ride?? Haha, don't you know they can be real asses sometimes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 A burro is a mexican donkey according to wikipedia. So they aren't wild, their feral. Trey. You come over here and call one of these a donkey, north or south of the border and you're going to get laughed out of town. What the natives here call a donkey is what we'd typically see on a donkey cart - a solid grey, smaller version of what we here refer to as a burro. In matter of fact, they all come under the heading of equus assinus africanus. They're considered wild by everyone, including the park rangers. They have been free roaming since as early as the 1500's - you can call them feral if you want, you can also call them donkeys if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 haaha go for a ride?? Not a chance, I took water out to them by the bucketful but anytime I got within - guessing - 30 feet of them they casually wandered off (then came back for more water ...) They're not scared, just cautious ....?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreyRust Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 You come over here and call one of these a donkey, north or south of the border and you're going to get laughed out of town. What the natives here call a donkey is what we'd typically see on a donkey cart - a solid grey, smaller version of what we here refer to as a burro. In matter of fact, they all come under the heading of equus assinus africanus. They're considered wild by everyone, including the park rangers. They have been free roaming since as early as the 1500's - you can call them feral if you want, you can also call them donkeys if you want. It's all symantics. And, I must be missing something if, they are sterile but have been in the wild since the 1500's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 It's all symantics. And, I must be missing something if, they are sterile but have been in the wild since the 1500's? Mules and hinneys are normally sterile - donkeys / burros are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 If I remember right Donkey=Donkey Burro=Donkey/Horse cross, as far as I know they're generally sterile A donkey crossed with a horse is a mule, and yes, mules are sterile. Festus Hagan on Gunsmoke rode a mule. (I watch too many old TV westerns.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Mules and hinneys are normally sterile - donkeys / burros are not. OK, what's a "hinney"? Never heard of that one. Oh, wait. Is it pronounced HIGH KNEE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #1 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 HAHAHAHA right general concept...wrong word!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreyRust Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Mules and hinneys are normally sterile - donkeys / burros are not. Hmm, thats news to me. Good to know! That's why I said they were feral. Trey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 If I remember right Donkey=Donkey Burro=Donkey/Horse cross, as far as I know they're generally sterile Oh, sorry I missed this. A mule is the offspring of a female horse / male donkey. (( I had that backwards, I thought it was a male horse / female donkey which, according to wikipedia is a hinny )) All male mules and most female mules are infertile. Burro is, in fact, Spanish for Donkey - but since we have two slightly different breeds in the wild here we use the two terms to differentiate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Sheesh, and I was just trying to share some picture of the local "livestock"!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 OK, what's a "hinney"? Never heard of that one. Oh, wait. Is it pronounced HIGH KNEE? nope, rhymes with "shinny" as in shinny up a flag pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Didn't mean to hurt your feelings, leaving you out of the conversation - but :wtf:what??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #1 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Didn't mean to hurt your feelings, leaving you out of the conversation - but :wtf:what??? LOL having browser issues tonight...when I opened it up all I saw was a picture of two donkey looking things but no words or explanation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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