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Μινιατούρες Safari - Mule - Μουλάρι
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The mule is a sterile hybrid animal that results from the cross between a mare (Equus ferus caballus) and a donkey or donkey (Equus africanus asinus). It shares some characteristics with the Hinny (resulting from the cross between a horse and a donkey or donkey), but differs in others due to certain genes, which vary their effect depending on whether they are received from the mother or the father.
Scientific Name: Equus asinus × Equus caballus
History: Already in Antiquity there were different theories about the origin of this crossing, which perhaps took place somewhere in Asia Minor near the Black Sea rather than in the Middle East.
Characterictics: A mule is generally larger, stronger, and easier to breed than a hinnies, which is why it has been favored by breeders. It resembles the donkey in that it has a thick, short head, long ears, slender limbs, narrow and small hooves, a short mane, absence of chestnuts (horny growths) inside the hocks, and a hairless tail at its root. However, it has some equine characteristics, such as its height and body, the shape of its neck and rump, the uniformity of its coat, and its teeth.
Size: This toy mule is 12.3 cm in length, 10.2 cm in height and 3.6 cm in width.