Does a mule and donkey give birth to a horse?

There has never been a fertile male mule, and almost all of them are gelded anyway. There is a documented case of a fertile male hinny. There are extremely rare instances of fertile female mules. In these cases, she seems to pass on all-horse genes. So if she is bred to a donkey, she gives birth to a mule. read more

There are extremely rare instances of fertile female mules. In these cases, she seems to pass on all-horse genes. So if she is bred to a donkey, she gives birth to a mule. If she is bred to a horse, she gives birth to a horse. read more

The foal is being called a miracle because mules aren’t supposed to give birth. Mules are a hybrid of two species – a female horse and a male donkey – so they end up with an odd number of chromosomes. A horse has 64 chromosomes and a donkey has 62. A mule inherits 63. An even number of chromosomes is needed to divide into pairs and reproduce. read more

A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two F1 hybrids (first generation hybrids) between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny, which is the offspring of a female donkey (jenny) and a male horse (stallion). read more