donkey
The donkey (Equus africanus asinus) is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass (E. africanus). In the western United States, a small donkey is sometimes called a burro (from the Spanish word for the animal) or a mountain canary due to its hee-haw "song". A male donkey or ass is called a jack, a female a jenny, and an offspring less than one year…
