OCALA, Fla. (AP) - El is a giant among donkeys. No, really. Whisper’s Star of Rapha El, or El as he is known around the barn, is a gaited, mammoth Jack stud, with an emphasis on the mammoth. El, and ...

URBANA, Ill. – Nothing I’ve read about the Baudet du Poitou donkeys prepares me for my first sight of them. They are girthy, with massive round bellies and oversized ears that swoop forward and back, ...

Sophie and Sourbette are both Baudet du Poitou jennies — female donkeys — a donkey breed that has become endangered over time. Now, they remain central to initiatives that Illinois veterinarians are ...

A domesticated donkey or an ass is a member of the horse family. They are reared mainly to provide labour or as a means of transport. An ass can also be slaughtered for meat mostly eaten by the ...