Donkeys

Our two donkeys are called Dizzy and Snowflake and are mother and daughter.

Donkeys are related to horses and zebra's, as they are 'equines'. A female donkey is called a 'Jenny' and a male 'Jack'.

Donkeys are related to horses and ponies, which are naturally native to lush grasslands, prairies and steppes. However, donkeys are adapted to the marginal desertland, so their food needs are less.

Due to their physical characteristics, particularly at the shoulder, donkeys are slower and less powerful than horses, although they do have an initial turn of speed over a short distance.

In the wild, donkeys live further spread out from each other than horses. Hence they have amazing voices, which can carry up to two miles, and of course their delightful ears which are bigger than horses, so they can more easily hear a distant neighbour.