Animal rights activists have raised the red flag over the alarming decline of donkey numbers in the country. They blamed the trend on low reproduction levels, lack of donkey breeding programmes and ...

The study of genetic diversity and phylogenetics in donkey breeds has rapidly evolved, providing profound insights into breed origins, evolutionary relationships and the domestication process. By ...

Sophie and Sourbette are both Baudet du Poitou jennies — female donkeys — a donkey breed that has become endangered over time. Now, they remain central to initiatives that Illinois veterinarians are ...

URBANA, Ill. – Nothing I’ve read about the Baudet du Poitou donkeys prepares me for my first sight of them. They are girthy, with massive round bellies and oversized ears that swoop forward and back, ...

CANTON, North Carolina (WLOS) — When Gail Guy was just 9 years old, she went to a live Nativity scene with her family, and that’s where she fell in love with miniature donkeys. Guy has always loved ...

PALM CITY — At less than a month old, Zing walks around the fenced pen picking up and chewing on pine cones, munching on hay and rolling around on the warm sand. The foal is curious, going up to the ...

For thousands of years, donkeys have been critical for propelling human civilizations forward. They’ve helped pull wheeled vehicles, carry travelers and move goods across the world. But where and when ...