How do donkeys and horses interact?

Domesticated equines (donkeys, mules and horses) communicate through their entire bodies. What they see, what they hear, what they smell, what they touch, how they are touched: for them, these are the important elements in a conversation. read more

Donkeys and horses will sometimes breed and have mules but otherwise they pretty much interact with each other as if they were the same animals a lot of that being because both of them are herd animals and in the wild would be forced to be in a group or they would eventually be eaten or killed by a predator. read more

One of the peculiar things that differ is that horses flee when they sense danger. A donkey freezes. That has to do with the fact that horses lived on the plains and donkeys in he mountains, flee would give them the risk to fall from the mountain. Also the danger could come frome more sides for them. People say: Stubborn as a donkey. read more

Domesticated donkeys interact well with other types of livestock including horses, cows, goats, sheep, and llamas. Donkeys will act aggressively toward other animals only if they feel threatened or are protecting their young. read more

Donkeys, also called burros and asses, are found throughout the world. They look a lot like their cousins, but have long, floppy ears and tend to be stockier than horses or zebras. read more