Kem Ormond takes a nostalgic look at Kiwi life with a rural twist. In this week’s Pastures Past, she’s found historical newspaper articles on donkeys and mules. Donkeys, mules, horses, and even zebras ...

In 1943, 34 mules and 32 donkeys were hauling ammunition and water for Kiwi troops. Photo / 123rf Kem Ormond takes a nostalgic look at Kiwi life with a rural twist. In this week’s Pastures Past, she’s ...

Mules were the preferred animal to pull Erie Canal boats because the combination of their donkey and horse parents gave them special assets. Few people are as familiar with the fine lines between ...

March 25, 2025: Twenty three years ago the Russian border troops encountered Chechen rebels using donkeys for transportation in the rugged Caucasus highlands everyone was operating in. The Russian ...

Donkeys and mules are often mistaken for one another because of their similar appearance, but they are actually quite different in origin, genetics, and behaviour. Both have played vital roles in ...

The donkey is a key, if increasingly marginalized, character in human history. Once venerated, the animal has been an object of ridicule for so long that the word "asinine" -- derived from the Latin ...

Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things nature. She holds a degree in Journalism from Ohio University. Donkeys ...