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Mule
Equus asinus × caballus
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).
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Visible World
Jan Amos Comenius · 1658 · p.88
General History of the Waldensians
Léger, Jean · 1750 · p.103
Sacred Physics
Scheuchzer, Johan Jacob · 1728 · p.504
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.555
The Hieroglyphics
Horapollo · 1551 · p.177
History of Monsters
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1642 · p.544
Orbis Sensualium Pictus (The Visible World in Pictures)
Jan Amos Comenius · 1685 · p.89
Theater of Earthly Creatures
Anonymous · 1672 · p.128
Introductory Book
Michael Scot · 1350 · p.144
Introductory Book
Michael Scot · 1350 · p.144
Garden of Health
1507 · p.464
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.328
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 568873.