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The offspring is called a mule, it is infertile due to the different number of chrosome pairs in the parents. Horses have 64 chromosomes, donkeys have 62, the offspring will have 63 chromosomes.
Some may say that when a male horse breeds a female donkey that is how female mules are born, however, that is not necessarily true. Hinnies (female mules) can be born either way.
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You were told that a donkey is a cross between a pony and a horse is this true?
No, a horse is Equus caballus, a donkey is Equus asinus, I believe. Donkeys are a different species. Mules are the cross between a male donkey and a female horse, and hinnies are the cross between a male horse and female donkey.
If you breed a male donkey to a female pony what do you call the offspring?
a donkony?
What is the difference of a horse-donkey-mule and pony?
A horse and a pony are basically the same thing with a few conformation differences and they are also divided by height. A horse is 14.3 hands high and up while a pony is 14.2 hands and below. A donkey or Burro is a type of Equid that is related to horses but has a slightly different genetic makeup. A mule is a cross between a male donkey and a female horse and the offspring tend to be sterile as they are hybrids.
What do you call a Pony Donkey cross?
A Dony or a Ponkey!
What does a mare and a donkey make?
A mule, some are males and some will be born females. Males are called Mules while females are known as Hinnies. It is believed that a when a stallion horse breeds a female donkey, the offspring will be a female, however, our herd Donkey bred a female pony and the offspring was a female. Keep in mind that male mules are more common than hinny mules.
You were told that a donkey is a cross between a pony and a horse is this true?
No, a horse is Equus caballus, a donkey is Equus asinus, I believe. Donkeys are a different species. Mules are the cross between a male donkey and a female horse, and hinnies are the cross between a male horse and female donkey.
If you breed a male donkey to a female pony what do you call the offspring?
a donkony?
What is a zoni?
A zony is the offspring of a male zebra and female pony.
What is the difference of a horse-donkey-mule and pony?
A horse and a pony are basically the same thing with a few conformation differences and they are also divided by height. A horse is 14.3 hands high and up while a pony is 14.2 hands and below. A donkey or Burro is a type of Equid that is related to horses but has a slightly different genetic makeup. A mule is a cross between a male donkey and a female horse and the offspring tend to be sterile as they are hybrids.
Is the dartmoor pony in schleich a male or a female?
The Dartmoor Pony is a FEMALE.
What do you call a Pony Donkey cross?
A Dony or a Ponkey!
What does a mare and a donkey make?
A mule, some are males and some will be born females. Males are called Mules while females are known as Hinnies. It is believed that a when a stallion horse breeds a female donkey, the offspring will be a female, however, our herd Donkey bred a female pony and the offspring was a female. Keep in mind that male mules are more common than hinny mules.
If a donky and a hores have babies what is the baby called?
The offspring of a donkey and a horse is known as a mule. Becaus ethey are hybrids, they usually can't re-produce. This does occasionally happen, however. I know that it has happened a few times in the Grand Canyon!
Is the fell pony a girl or a boy?
A Fell pony can be a male or a female.
What name the parents of pony?
Stallion is the male, and the female is a mare.
What is the welsh word for pony?
Merlyn (male) merlen (female).
Is a pony a baby donkey?
No ,A pony is a small breed of horse,a donkey is a dfferant species.
