Blogging Donkeys – Page 3 – celebrating donkeys throughout the ages

Donkeys: Keeping Humans Healthy (#2)

Last time I wrote about ancient and medieval use of donkey milk and other donkey features to aid human health[…]

For thousands of years animals have helped humans survive (food source), thrive (companion animals), stay healthy (drug production) and even[…]

Did you know that the donkey (Equus Africanus asinus) is a descendant of the African wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis)[…]

Mate! Let’s all give a big shout out for the donkey. As May 8th is world Donkey Day and the[…]

Hi, my name is Kathryn and I am a historian. I’m especially interested in all things medieval, including this eclectic[…]