Mule
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two F1 hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny (the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey). The size of a mule and work to which it is put depends largely on the breeding of the mule’s dam. Mules can be lightweight, medium weight, or even, when produced from draught horse mares, of moderately heavy weight.
- Weight: 370-460 kg (820 – 1.000 lb)
- Height: +/- 54 inch
- Diet: variety of vegetation
- Lifespan: 30 to 50 years
- Gestation: 12 months
- Littersize: 1-2
