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About the donkey
The donkey is a mammal in the family Equidae (order Perissodactyla).
What does the donkey sound like?
Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins. Most are made in the larynx, shaped by the throat, mouth and nose, and used for contact, warning, courtship and – in some species – echolocation.
From Wikipedia
The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, Equus africanus, and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, Equus africanus asinus, or as a separate species, Equus asinus. It was domesticated in Africa some 5000–7000 years ago, and has been used mainly as a working animal since that time.
There are more than 40 million donkeys in the world, mostly in underdeveloped countries, where they are used principally as draught or pack animals. While working donkeys are often associated with those living at or below subsistence, small numbers of donkeys or asses are kept for breeding, as pets, and for livestock protection in developed countries.
Frequently asked questions
What does a donkey sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the donkey on this page. Mammal voices range from infrasonic elephant rumbles to the ultrasonic clicks of bats and dolphins.
What family does the donkey belong to?
The donkey (Equus africanus asinus) belongs to the family Equidae in the order Perissodactyla.
Sources & credits
- Personality-of-Wild-Male-Crested-Macaques-(Macaca-nigra)-pone.0069383.s002 by Neumann C, Agil M, Widdig A, Engelhardt A – CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q19707 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Donkey – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Adrian Pingstone – Public domain