Color: 

Grayish fawn; a dark stripe across the shoulder and a longitudinal stripe along the back  form a dark cross

Size:

3 - 4 1/2  feet at the shoulders

Weight:

250-300 pounds

Average Lifespan: 

10-25 years

Captive Lifespan:

25+ years

Domesticated worldwide, this breed originated in the middle east

Mating: 

Year round

Gestation/Incubation:

12 1/2 months

Litter/Clutch Size:

1

Mature: 

2 years

Grasses, hay, foliage

Diurnal, feral herds live in unstable social groups composed of one stallion and several females and their young.

1. Females are called Jenny, males are called Jacks.

2. Donkeys are the domesticated form of the African wild ass

3. Kept by man for their sure-footedness, strength, endurance, and ability to live in hot and dry climates.

4. Used for riding, driving, and packing.