Class: Mammalia

Order: Perissodactyla

Scientific Name: Equis asinus, asinus miniature

Range: Originally Mediterranean cost of North Africa and more recently Sicily and Sardinia

Habitat: Herd animals, so need company of ”other” animals. Can withstand cold temperatures as long as they have shelter and are fed properly.

Diet: Small amounts of grain, good quality hay, a mineral slat block and fresh clean water

Gestation: 63 months

Litter: Single baby, 20 – 30 lbs at birth. Foals up and nursing within 30 minutes. Weaned between 5 – 6 mo

Life Span: 25 – 35 years.

Description: Weigh 200 – 350 lbs at maturity. Height is 24 – 34 inches at the withers.

Did You Know? Hardy and healthy, they require preventative vaccination and should be wormed regularly. They need to have their hooves trimmed every 2 – 3 months. Males are call “jacks” and females are called “jennets.”

Where in the Zoo? I can be found in the Kookaburra Station at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.