To get a handle on its mule deficit, Cuba is undertaking a national census of the long-eared equids, their daily newspaper reported. "The paper reports the country might be some 8,000 [mules] in the red (pardon the pun)," said the Miami New Times . Mules are crucial for the transport of coffee, cocoa, and other agricultural staples in the country's mountainous areas. The hardy hybrids are generally...
Pedro, a mule standing just 29 inches tall, might not have a regal stature, but he'll be able to hobnob with the royals at the UK's Blenheim Show, JournalLive.co.uk reports . Pedro was invited by the British Mule Society, and might even meet the Queen, who's expected to attend. Pedro's owner, Maisey Watson, said vets say Pedro's unlikely to grow above his current height of 29 inches...
I keep finding mules in unexpected places. Like the 40-year anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. Did you know that Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong piloted a mule through the Grand Canyon in March 1964? I didn't either, until I saw it on the U.S. Geological Survey Web site . Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were trained in astrogeology in order to learn about the geology of potential lunar landing...
Donkey suits are no laughing matter in Azerbaijan, says a recent article from the New York Times . In a move that some say signals a crackdown on online media, Azeri blogger Adnan Hajizada was recently arrested on charges of hooliganism for allegedly attacking two men, although some witnesses disagreed with the charge. The back story: Hajizada recently appeared in a spoof video wearing a donkey suit...
Elmer Bandit, the 38-year-old competitive trail horse who broke the record for lifetime mileage last year , is one of our favorite examples of a geriatric horse. But a horse now on display at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse, Canada, has him beat by more than a nose. (Although definitely not a live nose.) The fossilized Yukon horse ( Equus lambei ) is estimated to be 26,000 years...
