Donkey

Description:

Donkey. The donkey is a domesticated member of the horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass. Has been used as a working animal for at least 5,000 years. The male is called a jack and a female is called a jenny or jennet. A young donkey is called a foal. Jack donkeys are often used to produce mules.

Habitat:

These donkeys were quite playful and each wanted the ball. Their home is in the farmyard exhibit at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Maryland. Children loved them.