. The horse and its relatives . Fig. 2. Fig. I. Hybrid Bontequagga and Pony Colt ( RomulusFig. 2. Hybrid Zebra and Onac:er. ) and Dam. MULES AND OTHER HYBRIDS 235 as they are commonly called, will ever come intogeneral use, since they have the disadvantage thatone of their parents is always a wild animal,whereas a mule is the product of species which havebeen domesticated for centuries. In the case of both mules and hinnies thegeneral build and appearance of the animal accordwith the type of the sire, although in the matter ofbodily size the dam is followed. Mules are there-fore asinine in app
. The horse and its relatives . Fig. 2. Fig. I. Hybrid Bontequagga and Pony Colt ( RomulusFig. 2. Hybrid Zebra and Onac:er. ) and Dam. MULES AND OTHER HYBRIDS 235 as they are commonly called, will ever come intogeneral use, since they have the disadvantage thatone of their parents is always a wild animal,whereas a mule is the product of species which havebeen domesticated for centuries. In the case of both mules and hinnies thegeneral build and appearance of the animal accordwith the type of the sire, although in the matter ofbodily size the dam is followed. Mules are there-fore asinine in appearance, although with a morehorse-like tail, and relatively large ears ; whereas themore horse-like hinny is small. If, however, femalesof the great Poitou ass were to be utilised forhinny-breeding, the progeny would probably beof larger stature. One exception to the ass-likecharacter of the mule is that it lacks the white bellyof its male parent. Hinnies, on account of theirinferior size and strength, are but seldom bred,although the
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