The donkey or ass (Equus africanus asinus) is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae.The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass, E. africanus.The donkey has been used as a working animal for at least 5000 years. There are more than 40 million donkeys in the world, mostly in underdeveloped countries, where they are used principally as draught or pack animals.

Donkeys, also called burros and asses, are found throughout the world. They look a lot like their cousins, but have long, floppy ears and tend to be stockier than horses or zebras.

Although the names donkey and burro are interchangeable, the term burro is widely used in the southwestern United States to describe small donkeys, burro being the word for donkey in the Spanish language.Feral donkeys, found in various parts of the world, are descendants of escaped or abandoned domestic animals.

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Donkey definition is - the domestic ass (Equus asinus). How to use donkey in a sentence.

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