Donkey of Asiatic wild ass or onager, "Equus hemionus", and three subspecies of the kiang, "Equus kiang", of the Himalayan upland. A male donkey (jack) can be crossed with a female horse to produce a mule. A male horse can be crossed with a female donkey to produce a hinny. Horse-donkey hybrids are almost always sterile because horses have 64 chromosomes whereas donkeys have 62, producing offspring with 63 chromosomes. Mules are much more common than hinnies. This is believed to be caused by two factors, the first being proven in cat hybrids, that when the chromosome count of the male
The Adventures of a Donkey second eldest daughter Charlotte Turner - Mr Turner's youngest daughter Mrs Arnot - Family friend of the Turner family; Jemmy's ninth owner Mrs Corsan - Mrs Arnot's neighbour Mr Carter - Jemmy's tenth owner Jack Carter - Mr Carter's son Mrs Dawes - Laundress; Jemmy's eleventh owner Bobby - donkey; Jemmy' friend whilst at Mrs Dawes' Mr Ford - Jemmy's temporary owner Charlotte Herbert - George Manton's cousin Charles Herbert - Charlotte Herbert's son; Jemmy's thirteenth owner Mr Crosby - George Manton's neighbour "The Adventures of a Donkey", much like Argus' other works, did not receive scholarly attention and only