Note: this topic is from 6/18/2004. Thanks blam.
Posted on 06/18/2004 8:40:41 AM PDT by blam
Good for you! They certainly are, as are all the domesticated equines. From the donkeys that carry bundles of sticks for firewood on their backs, to the teams of horses that hauled large trees down from the forests to the sea to be made into great ships. We owe these animals the credit for having helped us find the New World as well as get to the moon. Mules transported the Wright Bros. flying machine from the railroad station to the sands of Kitty Hawk. These animals, in one way or another, have contributed greatly to human history, technology and exploration. We owe them a lot.
"The data clearly excludes the Asian "half-asses," Equus hemionus and Equus kiang, as possible ancestors of domesticated donkeys, says Steve Jordan of Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, US, a member of the team that analysed the relationships."
Note: this topic is from 6/18/2004. Thanks blam.
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