Can 2 donkeys reproduce?

Donkeys do reproduce. They just need more time than you'd think. They have low reproduction rates, but they can have babies. It's mules, a mixture of horse and donkey, that can't reproduce.
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Can you breed 2 donkeys?

Breeding two donkeys creates a donkey foal. Since all donkeys have the same texture, the offspring will look exactly like its parents when it is fully grown.
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Can two donkeys make a baby?

You're right, a horse and a donkey can have babies together. A male horse and a female donkey have a hinny. A female horse and a male donkey have a mule. But hinnies and mules can't have babies of their own.
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Can a male donkey and female donkey reproduce?

Male donkeys are called jacks, and females are called jennets. Donkeys have 62 chromosomes and horses 64, but they can interbreed.
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Can 2 mules reproduce?

Mules can be either male or female, but, because of the odd number of chromosomes, they can't reproduce.
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Can donkeys reproduce with other donkeys?

When Donkeys Mate with Other Donkeys. Donkeys mate like several other animals in the animal kingdom do. All you need is a willing male and a willing female, and they'll know what to do. The male donkey positions himself behind the female donkey and raises up on his hind legs to seal the deal.
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Why do horses fall after mating?

The most likely reason that mares lie down after mating is because they are overwhelmed and need to rest to bring their heart rate back down to normal levels. Stallions can be aggressive and hyperactive when courting and mating, and horses are socially sensitive creatures.
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Can a donkey impregnate a horse?

Mule: The result of a donkey stallion mating with a female horse. Mules tend to have the head of a donkey and the extremities of a horse. Hinny: The result of a horse stallion mating with a female donkey. Hinnies are less common than mules and there might be subtle differences in appearance.
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Can a horse mate with a cow?

It is well known that horses and donkeys do occasionally mate with cattle (e.g., see videos below). Such mixed matings are fairly common events on ranches and other places where these animals are likely to come into regular contact.
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What is a Jenny donkey?

Jenny: A jenny (or jennet) is a term for a female donkey. Moke: A moke is a British term for a donkey. Molly: A molly is a term for a female mule. Mule: A mule is the result of breeding between a male donkey and a female horse.
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Can a jackass reproduce?

Apparently, it's pretty rare for a male horse and female donkey (called a jenny, BTW) to hook up and produce offspring. But when it does happen, the result is called hinny. And offspring of either pairing are almost always sterile.
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Can a female donkey get pregnant?

Most female donkeys can become pregnant as early as 8 or 9 months, but it is not healthy for a young foal to reproduce that soon. Jacks can impregnate as early as six months old.
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Can a donkey and a donkey have a baby?

Hybrids are almost always sterile and cannot produce offspring of their own. Female donkeys have a gestation period of around 12 months, and baby donkeys are called foals. Foals weigh between 19 and 30 pounds (8.6 to 13.6 kg) at birth and can stand and nurse just 30 minutes after birth.
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Can you breed a standard donkey to a mini donkey?

If you're interested in breeding mini donkeys, the process begins with having a strong male donkey or jack as well as a female donkey or jennet. These mini donkeys should go to your vet to ensure their health. Then, you can encourage them to mate, helping out with the process if necessary.
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Are male donkeys sterile?

Befuddling Birth: The Case of the Mule's Foal Mules — the offspring of female horses and male donkeys — are generally sterile and can't reproduce.
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Can deer and horses breed?

From the standpoint of taxonomic classification, deer-horse hybrids are similar to cow-horse hybrids, a cross that has been reported far more often than deer-horse, probably because both cattle and horses are common domestic animals.
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Can a cow and a deer mate?

Animals of different species have also been known to find each other without any human prodding. White-tailed deer and mule deer can mate and create offspring, as do domestic cattle and bison, cattle and yaks, wolves and dogs, wolves and coyotes, and coyotes and dogs.
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Can a moose and a horse mate?

Moose have, in fact, been observed mounting mares, but it seems that no actual hybrid of this type has been previously confirmed by genetic testing. Bambi, an alleged moose-horse hybrid standing beside her mother. Old article about an ostensible moose-horse hybrid. It appeared in the Cordova, Alaska, Daily Times (Nov.
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Why can't mules breed?

In the mule, the horse and the donkey each had 64 and 62 chromosomes, respectively. This uneven shuffling of the deck results in the mule getting 63 chromosomes. To reproduce requires an even number of chromosomes, so mules can't have babies.
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Why is a donkey called a jackass?

A jackass is just a male donkey.

This derives from the male donkey's nickname "jack" paired with the original donkey terminology "ass." Female donkeys are called "jennies" or "jennets," but a female ready to breed is known as a "broodmare."
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Do humans mate?

It is an innate feature of human nature and may be related to the sex drive. The human mating process encompasses the social and cultural processes whereby one person may meet another to assess suitability, the courtship process and the process of forming an interpersonal relationship.
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Does mating hurt the female horse?

Minor accidents during natural mating are common occurrences during the breeding of horses. Mares may suffer from a variety of genital injuries including vulval separations, vaginal lacerations and, less commonly, vaginal rupture.
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Do horses mate on their own?

Horses are not monogamous animals, and pairs of horses do not establish lifelong relationships. Instead, horses do form long-term relationships within groups, called herds. The mature animals that form the core population of the herd interact based on gender and rank.
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