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Famous Trick Donkeys is a puzzle invented by Sam Loyd in 1858, [1] first printed on a card supposed to promote P.T. Barnum 's circus. At that time, the puzzle was first called "P.T. Barnum's trick mules". [2] Millions of cards were sold, with an estimated income for Sam Loyd of $10,000 from 1871 [3] —more than $200,000 in 2023 dollars.
small donkey of Mexico and the U.S. seen in both domesticated and feral states; some feral burros in the western U.S. are protected by federal law [2] Burro Criollo. El Salvador. Burro da Ilha Graciosa. Burro Anão da Graciosa. Portugal. endangered, 90 left [4] Burro do Miranda.
A miniature donkey and a standard donkey, mother and daughter. North American donkeys constitute approximately 0.1% of the worldwide donkey population. [1] [a] Donkeys were first transported from Europe to the New World in the fifteenth century during the Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus, [2]: 179 and subsequently spread south and west into the lands that would become México. [3]
Donkey. Equus asinus. The American Mammoth Jackstock is a breed of North American donkey, descended from large donkeys imported to the United States from about 1785. George Washington, with Henry Clay and others, bred for an ass that could be used to produce strong work mules. Washington was offering his jacks for stud service by 1788.
The Baudet du Poitou, also called the Poitevin or Poitou donkey, is a French breed of donkey. It is one of the largest breeds, and jacks (donkey stallions) were bred to mares of the Poitevin horse breed to produce Poitevin mules, which were formerly in worldwide demand for agricultural and other work. The Baudet has a distinctive coat, which ...
The Provence Donkey, French: Âne de Provence, is a breed of domestic donkey from Provence, in south-eastern France. It is now distributed through much of central and south-east France, with the highest concentration in Provence and the Rhône-Alpes region. [ 6] For hundreds of years the Provence donkey was used by transhumant shepherds of the ...
Ragusano donkey. The Ragusano is a breed of donkey from the Mediterranean island of Sicily. [2] It is associated particularly with the comuni of Modica, Ragusa, Santa Croce Camerina and Scicli, all in the Province of Ragusa in southern Sicily. [3] It is one of the eight autochthonous donkey breeds of limited distribution recognised by the ...
Donkey. Equus asinus. The Bourbonnais Donkey, French: Âne bourbonnais, is a breed of domestic donkey from the historic region of the Bourbonnais, which corresponds roughly with the modern département of Allier, in the Auvergne region of central France. It was in the past used as a pack animal, for hauling barges, and to pull light gigs.