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Donkey Fun facts for kids
Equus africanus asinus
The donkey lives on farms and in villages all over the world and eats grass, hay and tough plants.
- Where it lives
- on farms and in villages all over the world
- What it eats
- grass, hay and tough plants
- How big it is
- a bit smaller than a horse
Fun facts about the donkey
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A donkey's loud "hee-haw" can be heard about 3 kilometres away, as far as 30 football fields in a row.
A donkey can be a guard for sheep, chasing foxes and dogs and kicking at them.
Donkeys aren't really stubborn, they are careful, so they stop and think before they move.
Donkeys remember places and other donkeys they met many years ago.
Queen Cleopatra is said to have bathed in donkey milk, and people still make soap from it today.
A donkey's long ears help it hear calls from far away and stay cool in the hot desert.
Donkeys can eat dry, woody plants that would leave a horse hungry, and they need less water.
Many donkeys have a dark cross made of stripes on their back, and it inspired lots of old legends.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live on farms and in villages all over the world, and I eat grass and hay.
I can munch dry, woody plants that would leave a horse hungry.
People call me stubborn, but really I'm careful, so I stop and think before I move.
Farmers sometimes let me guard their sheep, and I chase away foxes and dogs with kicks.
I have very long ears, and my loud "hee-haw" can be heard far, far away.
Sammy might be thinking of a donkey.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the donkey in the Farm adventure. It's free to play.
Play the FarmComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
