Andalusian donkey
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The Andalusian donkey is a native Spanish breed donkey
s native to Córdoba in Andalusia
, also called "Donkey of Lucena Breed" because this town is its origin. It is considered the Oldest of the European breeds, with some 3,000 years, and is threatened with extinction
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(Málaga).
Donkey
The donkey or ass, Equus africanus asinus, is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass, E...
s native to Córdoba in Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
, also called "Donkey of Lucena Breed" because this town is its origin. It is considered the Oldest of the European breeds, with some 3,000 years, and is threatened with extinction
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
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Features
It is a large breed in which males may reach 1,60 m. in height at the withers, and females 1.50 m. His head is medium sized sub-convex profile and the neck is muscular. Longiníleo loin and lean and sharp withers. Unlike other breeds of Spain, his coat is short, including ears, and soft touch. Likewise, his coat is predominantly black-gray thrush, sometimes leading to almost white. Given its origin, is well adapted to the lack of water and heat, is strong and sturdy and docile and calm. Dispatched to the south and center of the Iberian Peninsula.Situation
The current state of Andalusian or donkey Lucena race is critical. The number of individuals of pure race just over a hundred individuals, which is divided between private owners of donkeys and the conservation of ADEBA associations, which have helped keep their numbers. Conservation plans go through rational use in the field and the forest, which has also been its traditional use horses and rural tourism initiative that has been followed in some places like MijasMijas
Mijas is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, in Andalusia, southern Spain. It is a typically Andalusian white-washed village located at a mountain side about 450 m above mean sea level, in the heart of the Costa del Sol region...
(Málaga).