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Donkey
Tuesday, 15 June 2010Africa Breed Organization Information The American Donkey and Mule Society P.O. Box 1210 Lewisville, Texas 75067 Tel: (972) 219-0781 Fax: (972) 420-9980 adms@juno.com http://www.donkeys.com About the Breed There is consensus that the most probable ancestor of the domestic donkey (Equus asinus) is the Nubian subspecies of African wild ass; however, the history of its domestication is poorly kno...
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Zebra
Wednesday, 23 June 2010ZebraAfrica About the Breed Close relatives of the horse persist in the wild today in several parts of the Old World. Taxonomic interpretations vary, but most experts place them all in the genus Equus. The handsome striped equids of Africa fall into three distinct species: Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi), the plains or Burchell’s zebra (Equus burchelli = Equus quagga), and the mountain zebra (Equus...
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