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The Donkey Ambulance

A low-tech, inexpensive solution to an age-old problem.

by Cara Parks
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Miniature Donkey Farmer Makes Us Want To Run Out And Get Some Miniature Donkeys Right Now

“A donkey can make you feel better about the world. Just sit out there with your donkey, with your arm over its shoulder, and things don’t look so bad.”

by Dan Nosowitz
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Braying for Battle: The Long Love Affair Between Donkeys and the Military

The donkey in question was not just any braying, four-legged friend. It was Smoke, the celebrated "veteran” donkey who hee-hawed his way into the hearts of a Fallujah-based Marin...

by Sarah Baird
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Why Are Democrats Jackasses?

If we were starting a political party, the jackass may not be our go-to mascot to symbolize strength and power and nobility.

by Jesse Hirsch
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Let’s Stop Being So Mean to Donkeys at Parties

Donkeys are constantly beaten for fun – not in real life, but in games.

by Anna Roth
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In American Southern Literature, The Mule Must Die

What makes a work of southern literature “southern”? Is it mere geography? No, says one scholar. It’s southern lit if there’s a dead mule in there.

by Dan Nosowitz
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Can Donkeys Really Commit Suicide?

Are animals intellectually or behaviorally capable of committing what in humans would be considered an act of suicide?

by Dan Nosowitz
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Zonkeys, Hinnies and Zebrasses (Oh My)

The mathematics of donkeys and their fellow equines.

by Tyler LeBlanc
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8 Fabulous Donkeys of Pop Culture

Eight donkeys that are on screens , in books and on coffee packages.

by Panicha Imsomboon
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