{"id":80848,"date":"2022-04-22T11:54:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T11:54:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:54:46","slug":"can-a-mule-reproduce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a mule reproduce?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_mule_reproduce\" title=\"Can a mule reproduce?\">Can a mule reproduce?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_donkey_give_birth_to_a_mule\" title=\"Can a donkey give birth to a mule?\">Can a donkey give birth to a mule?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Are_a_donkey_and_a_mule_the_same_thing\" title=\"Are a donkey and a mule the same thing?\">Are a donkey and a mule the same thing?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#What_2_animals_make_a_donkey\" title=\"What 2 animals make a donkey?\">What 2 animals make a donkey?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_female_mule_have_a_baby\" title=\"Can a female mule have a baby?\">Can a female mule have a baby?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_mule_impregnate_a_horse\" title=\"Can a mule impregnate a horse?\">Can a mule impregnate a horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_mule_interbreed_with_another_mule\" title=\"Can a mule interbreed with another mule?\">Can a mule interbreed with another mule?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_female_donkey_give_birth_to_a_mule\" title=\"Can a female donkey give birth to a mule?\">Can a female donkey give birth to a mule?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_donkey_and_mule_breed\" title=\"Can a donkey and mule breed?\">Can a donkey and mule breed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_jackass_reproduce\" title=\"Can a jackass reproduce?\">Can a jackass reproduce?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#What_is_the_difference_between_a_donkey_and_a_mule\" title=\"What is the difference between a donkey and a mule?\">What is the difference between a donkey and a mule?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#What_two_horses_make_a_donkey\" title=\"What two horses make a donkey?\">What two horses make a donkey?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#What_is_the_mix_of_a_donkey\" title=\"What is the mix of a donkey?\">What is the mix of a donkey?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#What_animal_does_a_donkey_come_from\" title=\"What animal does a donkey come from?\">What animal does a donkey come from?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_female_mule_get_pregnant\" title=\"Can a female mule get pregnant?\">Can a female mule get pregnant?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Has_a_female_mule_had_a_baby\" title=\"Has a female mule had a baby?\">Has a female mule had a baby?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_mule_breed_with_a_mule\" title=\"Can a mule breed with a mule?\">Can a mule breed with a mule?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_mule_give_birth\" title=\"Can a mule give birth?\">Can a mule give birth?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_male_mule_get_a_horse_pregnant\" title=\"Can a male mule get a horse pregnant?\">Can a male mule get a horse pregnant?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_male_mule_mate_with_a_horse\" title=\"Can a male mule mate with a horse?\">Can a male mule mate with a horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_mule_have_a_horse_father\" title=\"Can a mule have a horse father?\">Can a mule have a horse father?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_horse_give_birth_to_a_mule\" title=\"Can a horse give birth to a mule?\">Can a horse give birth to a mule?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_a_mule_mate_with_another_mule\" title=\"Can a mule mate with another mule?\">Can a mule mate with another mule?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_2_mules_have_a_baby_mule\" title=\"Can 2 mules have a baby mule?\">Can 2 mules have a baby mule?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-a-mule-reproduce\/#Can_you_breed_mules_with_mules\" title=\"Can you breed mules with mules?\">Can you breed mules with mules?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_mule_reproduce\"><\/span>Can a mule reproduce?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mules can be either male or female, but, because of the odd number of chromosomes, <b>they can&#8217;t reproduce. However, a male mule should be gelded in order to make him a safe and sociable animal. Except for the long ears, mules look very similar to horses, but their muscle composition is different.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_donkey_give_birth_to_a_mule\"><\/span>Can a donkey give birth to a mule?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;re right, a horse and a donkey can have babies together. A male horse and a female donkey have a hinny. A female horse and a male donkey have a mule. But <b>hinnies and mules can&#8217;t have babies of their own<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_a_donkey_and_a_mule_the_same_thing\"><\/span>Are a donkey and a mule the same thing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Donkeys are a different species than a horse, but in the same family. They were originally bred in Egypt or Mesopotamia around 5,000 years ago. Mules, on the other hand, are a cross between a female horse and a male donkey or jack (hence the word jackass).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_2_animals_make_a_donkey\"><\/span>What 2 animals make a donkey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Donkeys are descended from the African wild ass. They were likely first bred around 5,000 years ago in Egypt or Mesopotamia. A mule, on the other hand, is a hybrid animal. Mule foals are the offspring of female horses and male donkeys (a jack &#8212; hence the word jackass).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_female_mule_have_a_baby\"><\/span>Can a female mule have a baby?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A female horse and a male donkey have a mule. But hinnies and mules <b>can&#8217;t have babies of their own. They are sterile because they can&#8217;t make sperm or eggs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_mule_impregnate_a_horse\"><\/span>Can a mule impregnate a horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Female mules have been known, on rare occasions, to produce offspring when mated to a horse or donkey, although this is extremely uncommon. Since 1527, sixty cases of foals born to female mules around the world have been documented.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_mule_interbreed_with_another_mule\"><\/span>Can a mule interbreed with another mule?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The mule, though, is sterile &#8212; <b>it cannot make new mules. If mules could have foals with other mules, then it might be a new species. And even better would be if the mules could only mate with other mules and not with horses or donkeys.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_female_donkey_give_birth_to_a_mule\"><\/span>Can a female donkey give birth to a mule?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A female horse and a male donkey have a mule. But <b>hinnies and mules can&#8217;t have babies of their own. They are sterile because they can&#8217;t make sperm or eggs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_donkey_and_mule_breed\"><\/span>Can a donkey and mule breed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Less frequently, a male horse (stallion) will mate with a female donkey (jenny) to produce a hinny, which also come in both varieties. But while mules have turned out to be extremely valuable work animals, <b>neither mules nor hinnies can mate among themselves to produce their own offspring because of their odd origins.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_jackass_reproduce\"><\/span>Can a jackass reproduce?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A jackass cannot reproduce, they are just born. The donkey is being used as a working animal for more than 5000 years. A jackass is just the make version of a donkey and is also being used for more than 5000 years.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_difference_between_a_donkey_and_a_mule\"><\/span>What is the difference between a donkey and a mule?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Mules have ears smaller than the Donkeys but they are longer and also have almost the same shape of a Horse. A Mule looks like a Donkey with its short thick head, thin limbs, and short mane but it appears different from the Donkey in height, shape of neck, coat and teeth. The Mules are taller than the Donkeys.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_two_horses_make_a_donkey\"><\/span>What two horses make a donkey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>male horse (a stallion) and a female donkey (a jenny). It is the reciprocal cross to the more common mule, which is the product of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare).<\/b>HinnyOrder:PerissodactylaFamily:EquidaeTribe:EquiniGenus:Equus10 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_mix_of_a_donkey\"><\/span>What is the mix of a donkey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animal_does_a_donkey_come_from\"><\/span>What animal does a donkey come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>African wild ass<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_female_mule_get_pregnant\"><\/span>Can a female mule get pregnant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mules can be either male or female, but, because of the odd number of chromosomes, <b>they can&#8217;t reproduce.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_a_female_mule_had_a_baby\"><\/span>Has a female mule had a baby?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But a female mule in Colbran, Colo., has recently become a mother, and her owners are trying to figure out how it happened. <b>In late April, Laura and Larry Amos discovered that a mule called Kate had a newborn foal.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_mule_breed_with_a_mule\"><\/span>Can a mule breed with a mule?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But while mules have turned out to be extremely valuable work animals, <b>neither mules nor hinnies can mate among themselves to produce their own offspring because of their odd origins.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_mule_give_birth\"><\/span>Can a mule give birth?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The birth is such big news because <b>mules can&#8217;t give birth, or at least that&#8217;s what the experts say. We bought Peanut from a local veterinarian, Dr.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_male_mule_get_a_horse_pregnant\"><\/span>Can a male mule get a horse pregnant?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mules can be either male or female, but, because of the odd number of chromosomes, <b>they can&#8217;t reproduce. However, a male mule should be gelded in order to make him a safe and sociable animal. Except for the long ears, mules look very similar to horses, but their muscle composition is different.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_male_mule_mate_with_a_horse\"><\/span>Can a male mule mate with a horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Those mismatched chromosomes make it hard to make viable sperm and eggs. So mules are sterile because horse and donkey chromosomes are just too different. But they are alive because <b>horse and donkey chromosomes are similar enough to mate<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_mule_have_a_horse_father\"><\/span>Can a mule have a horse father?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Thus, a hinny is restricted to being about the size of the largest breed of donkey. <b>Mules, however, have a female horse as a parent, so they can be as large as the size of the largest breed of horse, such as those foaled from work horse mares such as the Belgian.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_horse_give_birth_to_a_mule\"><\/span>Can a horse give birth to a mule?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Befuddling Birth: The Case of the Mule&#8217;s Foal <b>Mules  the offspring of female horses and male donkeys  are generally sterile and can&#8217;t reproduce. But a female mule in Colbran, Colo., has recently become a mother, and her owners are trying to figure out how it happened.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_mule_mate_with_another_mule\"><\/span>Can a mule mate with another mule?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mules can be either male or female, but, because of the odd number of chromosomes, <b>they can&#8217;t reproduce. However, a male mule should be gelded in order to make him a safe and sociable animal. Except for the long ears, mules look very similar to horses, but their muscle composition is different.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_2_mules_have_a_baby_mule\"><\/span>Can 2 mules have a baby mule?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I understand that a horse and a donkey make a mule but why can&#8217;t 2 mules have a baby mule? You&#8217;re right, <b>a horse and a donkey can have babies together. A male horse and a female donkey have a hinny. A female horse and a male donkey have a mule.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_breed_mules_with_mules\"><\/span>Can you breed mules with mules?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mules do not spawn naturally in-game and <b>mules can&#8217;t have baby mules. For a mule to spawn you&#8217;ll need to breed a horse and a donkey, but they&#8217;ll need to be tamed first.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Can a mule reproduce?Can a donkey give birth to a mule?Are a donkey and a mule the same thing?What 2 animals make a donkey?Can a female mule have a baby?Can a mule impregnate a horse?Can a mule interbreed with another mule?Can a female donkey give birth to a mule?Can a donkey and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80848"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80848\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}