Nothing I've read about the Baudet du Poitou donkeys prepares me for my first sight of them. They are girthy, with massive round bellies and oversized ears that swoop forward and back, sometimes ...

Washington is said to be the one who thought of breeding male donkeys with female horses, resulting in bigger, stronger donkeys called jackstocks. Because of their strength, those jackstocks proved ...

A new study finds the first known instance of a human-engineered hybrid, bred from a donkey and a Syrian wild ass 4,500 years ago. By James Gorman In ancient Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago, long before ...

Sophie and Sourbette are both Baudet du Poitou jennies — female donkeys — a donkey breed that has become endangered over time. Now, they remain central to initiatives that Illinois veterinarians are ...