Contents
- 1 The name of a female donkey
- 2 physical characteristics of a female donkey
- 3 behavioral characteristics of a female donkey
A female donkey's name
Contrary to the common belief that the donkey is a stupid animal, female donkeys have high intelligence, but their hesitation and fear often cause them to be late in realizing the situation, and this has led to a misunderstanding that they are not intelligent animals.
The female donkey is called "atan or atana" (in English jennet), and its plural is a donkey, and it is called by a number of other names such as: mother portable, mother tulip, mother Jahsh, mother Nafie, mother Wahb, and the donkey is one of the domestic animals that belong to the equine family, and it is used Either to carry baggage, or to ride.
Formal characteristics of a female donkey
The female donkey has many formal characteristics, some of which are as follows:
- The female donkey has long ears, and the female donkey is similar to the male in this characteristic.
- The hair of the female donkey is straight, but coarse and harsh, and the female donkey is similar to the male in this characteristic.
- The female donkey, like the male, has a tail covered with short hair, at the end of which is longer hair.
- The color of the female and male donkey tends to be light gray.
- The height of the female donkey and the male ranges between 91.44 cm and 48 1/2 inches.
- The female donkey has a strong physique, and the female donkey is similar to the male in this respect.
Behavioral characteristics of a female donkey
The female donkey distinguishes many behaviors, both in normal times and during the mating season, such as:
- Defense
The female donkey displays defensive behavior by kicking with her hind legs.
- estrous cycle
A female donkey can show some behavioral problems during the estrus cycle, and her cycle is every 18 to 24 days, and during this time her behavior is either difficult to deal with, or normal and friendly, so that some females do not show any signs in this season at all.
- mating
A female donkey can mate with a horse, resulting in a ram (in English: Hinny). The ram is intelligent and sensitive, but it can have unexpected reactions.
- puberty
The female donkey reaches puberty between the age of one to two years, and begins to show estrus behavior that consists of opening and closing the mouth, extending the neck, raising the tail, chomping with salivation, and winking.
- pregnancy
The gestation period for a female donkey ranges from 372 to 374 days.
- the sound
Donkeys can hear each other's voice from up to 96 km away in the desert.
- intelligence
Donkeys are very curious and are very intelligent animals, contrary to what is rumored about them, but they feel hesitant a lot because of fear; Which causes her to delay realization sometimes.
The female donkey is a sensitive animal, but it can have unexpected reactions sometimes, and it is an animal that is primarily interested in defending its land, and it can mate with other types of animals such as horses, and produce a more powerful offspring that has intelligence, sensitivity, and strength .
