What Do Donkeys Eat
Donkeys are members of the horse family. A male donkey is called a ‘jack’ and a female donkey is called a ‘jenny’. But what do donkeys eat? This post will answer that question and also tell you a few interesting facts about donkeys.
What Do Donkeys Eat?
Donkeys are grazing animals, just like horses. In the wild, they mainly graze on grass. However, they also eat straw, tree leaves, bark, some flowers and brambles. Donkeys that are are raised by humans are fed hay (dried grass) when the grass is not growing. Donkeys love eating bread, peppermints and ginger biscuits, but these rot their teeth!
Facts About Donkeys
- Donkeys were domesticated around the same time as horses (3,000 BC).
- Only 1.7% of donkey pregnancies result in twins being born. Both twins only survive in 14% of those cases.
- China has the larges population of donkeys- over 11 million.
- A few donkeys are raised for their milk.
- Zebras and donkeys can mate together. Their offspring is called a zonkey, zebroid or zebret.
- The term ‘donkey’ is sometimes used to describe bad poker players! The term is also used in England to describe horses that never win horse races!
- The Greek word (the language the New Testament was written in) for ‘donkey’ appears in the Bible over 100 times.
Source: clovellydonkeys.co.uk
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elisha
have u got any info about horses and donkeys do u know what they have in common
Want to know it
I’m afraid I can’t find much info about the similarity between horses and donkeys. I do know that they both have similar DNA and can breed together (to get a mule or henney). They also eat similar things and have similar digestive systems, although donkeys are less prone to colic than horses.
Nicole
Have u got any info on how to look after a donkey???
Want to know it
Try this website which has a section on looking after donkeys- http://www.donkeybreedsociety.co.uk/Page.aspx?TagName=HomePage
Erika
Thanks it really helped on my school report and who ever put the other web site that really helped to thanks ! 🙂
tom [8]
donkeys also like carrots and apples