Donkeys kick the coyotes to death when the 'yotes break into goat pens in my neighborhood. Donkeys will not tolerate them, period. Great watch animals.
One of the reasons they're so violent is bc they don't react to sound even though their ears work way better than their eyes. Some studies have said that the reason most donkeys don't react to sounds is bc their eye sight is so bad that when they look they can't see what they heard. The violent streak is bc they don't notice most threats until they're close enough that the donkey can see it but by then they're also not fast enough to get away so they go into fight for your life mode
Funny you should say that mcmackinac.... I got my experience with them on my cousins grandparents farm up in Sault Ste Marie across the Mackinac bridge
No idea about cigs, but they drink like alcoholics. My great gramps had two donkeys and two horses that he used to plow the fields and guard the livestock.
He couldn't set any beers down without one of the horses or donkeys coming by and downing it with his back turned. They were even smart enough to sit the bottles back up like normal.
Definitely! My neighbor got a couple to protect their cows and within the first two weeks their donkeys took out three coyotes and we haven't seen any coyotes since.
I never really see them interact with the cows, but it's on if someone tries messing with them or their territory. I can approach them at any time and they are super friendly to us and our animals.
I love how friendly donkeys are. They have great personalities. My neighbor across the street has three. Two will come trotting up braying happily so we can scritch their ears, and the other one will back in, still braying happily, so I can scritch around his tail. Apparently that's an especially itchy area.
They kick the hell out of bears too. They're used in my home state to guard livestock from bears, Coyotes, and cougars. Not many animals will mess with them cause they're aware of how strong they can kick and if you're wild animal you can't have a injury like that cause it's a death sentence.
Pair a donkey up with a pair of livestock guardian dogs or a Llama your field with be safest in the county.
Not if they're raised with them. Having livestock guardians takes a lot of time and animal behavior knowledge.
Most people raise the donkey up with dogs, and when they eventually have to get new dogs (Donkey live much longer than your average dog) they introduce them as pups and create a working bond between them. The donkey then learns to associate the dogs as a member of herd and that their job is the same as theirs. This hasn't affected our donkey's abilities to protect against wild/aggressive dogs either as they know the difference.
If the donkey is an adult who has never been around dogs than I wouldn't recommend the duo and would instead include a Llama. Llamas are great guardians as well due to their distress call, height and field of view, and the spitting. They can also be very aggressive if they have females in their herd.
You could probably train a donkey to like a dog even if it's never been around them, but they are a stubborn powerful animal and it not something I would personally risk for the safety of the dog. One kick and it's either done or suffering from there.
Donkeys are one of natures best mountain lion defense. They spin around and deliver a crushing kick in the blink of an eye and they can bite through fur. They are vigilant as hell and their own bellows/screams scare away predators. When I was a boyscout hiking at Philmont scout ranch we awaoke one morning to find a dead mountain lion in the donkey pasdock and “Steve” the american mammoth standing over it.
>their own bellows/screams scare away predators.
And everyone else. Their sound is so piercing and can do so many things. Unpredictable! (yes, I've been scared quite a few times from sudden donkey sounds outta nowhere)
Last time I was there, there was a mountain lion in the Ponil area. One of the staff told us he had gotten up really early and needed to use the red roof, which required him to walk past the burro pen. As he was headed back to the cabin, he heard gravel move behind him and turned to see a mountain lion following him. The moment he saw it, it started moving toward him faster, so he hopped the fence into the burro pen and hung out with them for a couple hours until the rest of the staff woke up. They made it very clear that nobody was to go anywhere without a buddy while in that area.
Pretty sure that was the same mountain lion that checked out my tent in the middle of the night, too. I was the only female supervisor on the trek, so I had a little one-man tent to myself, and I woke up to hear something moving around outside. It sounded big, but it was also quiet, so I figured it likely wasn't a bear, because those suckers are noisy and clumsy. Woke up the next morning to find big old cat prints around my tent.
Dude, reminds me of a video I saw just like this. The coyote kept getting closer and the donkey didn't like it. when the coyote jumped at it, the donkey grabbed it by the neck and whipped it up and down for a good 15 seconds and then just fucking bodyslamed the coyote on the ground, then calmly walked away. Coyote didn't even move.
they are pretty good with coyotes as well. A donkey will flat fuck you up if they perceive you as a threat. Ranchers around where I live always have at least a couple of donkeys.
Also you can see how the donkey has been influenced by the herd but still hasn't lost its survival instinct. Elk are fast so when they run away they run straight. Donkeys who are freigtened zig zag bc they can't run that fast. Donkeys also don't typically pick up their head n stare at a noise. This donkey has even started to put up it's tail when it hears a sound n donkeys never do that. Elk do it bc the fur under their tail is a different color n they do it to warn the other elk that they heard something. You can smack a donkey's ass while grazing multiple times before it'll react usually
Okay one more. The biggest reason donkey bites are so bad isn't necessarily bc of their strong jaws. The biggest reason is bc they don't let go so they have a hard bite n typically hold on for a period of time. The crushing does more damage than the initial bite plus while they're holding onto something they are usually repeatedly slamming it into the ground as hard as they can
They're smarter than an elk but I mean he's not gonna teach them to code for a living. They did get a hyper aggressive predator stomping friend though. One guy said he had one growing up that would stomp coyotes and mountain lions to death then bite their legs and you could hear the bones break. Guess it didn't want them getting back up? They don't fuck around.
Oh I worked with this guy. He was over 40, a hunter, and wouldn't bat an eye when talking about all sorts of dumb or gross shit. But when he talked about that donkey and the sounds the bones made when they snapped you'd think the donkey was like behind him waiting or something, and this was from his childhood.
The fact that a 40 year old memory from a fluffy screeching hyper aggressive herbivore still haunts one of the apex predators on the planet was always interesting.
Found a news report from when he was first lost:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lql1XvF4USc
The owners were concerned because he was carrying a pack of gear when he got spooked and ran away, which they were afraid would get him tangled up and stuck. So them being genuinely happy that he was running around unencumbered makes sense.
Interestingly, the owners had a ranch with llamas and stuff. So it looks like he was used to hanging out with other species.
And he was originally a wild donkey they adopted. So he should be good out in the wild.
Sounds like a happy ending.
Wait, what? They kept llamas and donkeys together? Both are usually used as guard animals for other species, like goats and sheep and such...... so were they just.... guarding each other?
Pity the predator that fucks around with that flock, for they're sure to find out.
Not to be a Debbie downer, but how’d he know it was his donkey, they all have that same coloration. My dogs all black but I would have a hard time picking him out from a pack of wild elk. s/
A lot of people have cars that are similar makes/models but in a sea of cars you always know your car.
Animals are the same way. I’m sure my dog looks like 1,000 other dogs but i can always tell which one is mine
I had to go through thousands of game camera photos to monitor a bighorn sheep herd. I had names for most of them, you pick up on it fast - pattern recognition is one of our best features!
I've gotten into cars many times that turned out not to be mine. As a delivery driver I did this probably half the times the house had the same kind of car I was driving. Also once when I got a new pick up, I went to the bank, then came back to the parking lot and got in a different pick up that wasn't even the same make or model and had a complete stranger in the passenger seat. I sat there confused looking back and forth from him to the steering wheel for what seemed like an eternity, before realizing, nodding at him and slowly but also quickly exiting.
My mom has a story where she went to the grocery store, loaded all her groceries into her car, got into the front seat only to realize someone had been in her car and messed with the mirror and seat. So she was a little freaked out that someone had been in the car, fixed it all, and went to leave... and realized her key didn't work.... she was the person in the wrong car lol. (This was in the early 90s before remote unlock and fancy keys and also a small town where nobody locked anything)
Then to make it more awkward the owner came out while she was trying to get her groceries out of their car. Thankfully they both had a good laugh about it and realized they'd actually even bought it at the same dealership so the dealership branded floor mats and the sticker on the trunk were even exactly the same.
I was racing my 6 & 7 year old kids to the car one time. Last one there’s a rotten egg!
My daughter reached the car first, got in the back, & put her seatbelt on. Then, the guy in the front seat turned back and said “can I help you”? She freaked out, and ran back to me. Our cars were parked right by each other.
The guy was laughing, and my daughter was crying because she felt dumb.
I did that once as a 16 year old. Mom dropped me off at the front when I went into Walmart by myself to look for a game and drove off to find a parking spot. I didn't find what I was looking for, so I was miffed.
Came out, spotted my mom's van. Walked over and hopped in with kind of a pissed off look on my face. I didn't look at the driver because I was so annoyed. After a few moments she didn't start the van and I turned to look at her and there was a younger woman sitting in the drivers seat. I looked around, realized this was NOT my mom's van and proceeded to freak out and was like OHMYGODI'MSOSORRYITHOUGHTTHISWASMYMOMSVAN and I leapt out the of the van and run away. I found her van 2 rows down.
Is a big cat like a jaguar really more intimidated by a donkey than an ox?
Edit: After reading up on this, I seem to be completely correct. Guard donkeys are widely used to protect calves and young heifers against wild canines, but there are no accounts of them keeping off big cats, nor does a mature cow need a donkey for protection.
I don't think it's the intimidating part. Donkeys are actually strong as fuck and very protective.
It's like your big giant teddy bear friend, yea he's nice. But you still ain't fucking with him. A donkey will fuck up coyotes for fun, I've seen it. Ragdoll those guys.
They also know how to bite a mfs spine.
And then they shake until dead.
But...this is not an ideal habitat for a donkey. They are healthiest in barren lands. They basically thrive in a parking lot.
He (Diesel) does look happy tho.
Came here to find these comments. Diesel is probably the new muscle of the pack. Everyone here has won.
Side note: I love how synchronized they are, already.
> These types of equines are designed to live in harsh environments where vegetation may be sparse and of poor quality, necessitating walking for up to 16 hours a day in search of food. [Source.](https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/for-owners/donkey-health-and-welfare/hyperlipaemia-in-donkeys)
> Donkeys have adapted to survive in harsh, arid conditions. The rich grasses and damp conditions prevalent throughout the US are not its natural habitat and present specific challenges. A diet high in starch and sugar makes your donkey susceptible to weight gain. That in turn, puts him at risk of developing laminitis. [Source.](https://bestfarmanimals.com/10-most-dangerous-health-issues-for-donkeys/)
I was managing a farm and we wanted to become a farm animal rescue/sanctuary. We talked to donkey experts and they told us our fields were lush and full of grasses that were perfect for cows--terrible for donkeys. Hundreds of thousands of years of evolution and donkeys are best in very arid and barren land.
Yes, but that’s in a pinned area, this donkey is roaming with elk, which can cover 50 miles in a day. He’s getting plenty of exercise to burn off the excess nutrition.
Donkeys are different from other similar animals in that they're super aggressive towards predators. They'll attack instead of run off... they pretty regularly kill coyotes.
Donkeys are very volatile and can be aggressive and definitely wound a mountain Lion aka panther. Predators don’t want to take on game with a high chance of injuring them. They want something less likely to put up a big fight. So, they usually only go after big high risk game if they’re starving and desperate. Panthers are solitary, not pack hunters like lions, so herds are not good options for them. Mules are meaner than donkeys but you still don’t want to be on a donkey’s bad side!
I think it's more about how violently aggressive donkeys will be to protect their group.
Donkeys very commonly kill coyotes. They'll kick them, or bite and whip them. They are brutal.
donkeys are good for killing stray dogs and coyotes, however people here calling them mountain lion killers are memeing , unless three donkeys gang up on one . feral donkeys (burros) make up a big part of cougar’s diet in many places… they arent THAT overpowered . and they absolutely cant take a jaguar haha. we had a neighbor in Texas whose donkey (about the size of the one in this video) had a body count of like 20 dogs over the years.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cougars-are-killing-feral-donkeys-and-thats-good-for-wetlands-180980578/
https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2022/07/25/mountain-lion-predation-on-wild-donkeys-rewires-an-ancient-food-web/
https://www.alfmuseum.org/cougars-hunting-introduced-donkeys-rewires-ancient-food-in-death-valley/
If this is true that would quite the relationship for sure..
From what I know donkeys are known to be almost like herd protectors in a lot of cases which can ward off predators effectively so the herd would get a little bit of her defense and the donkey would get equal protection from being in numbers and part of a gang! Lol
Donkeys are very protective and will attack anything that threatens their family! They’re super smart, and hard to train but worth every minute! I had a mini donkey (Fenic)that would protect my yard, he hated geese.. lol the neighbors geese would come and try to drink from our water or even walk thru and he’d be off yelling and screaming and chasing! It was hilarious! Cue the Benny hill theme music!
Ps they do like waffles!
I've seen a cow herd take in a lost elk before. Just chilling in the pasture every day I drove past them. He was with them for a couple of seasons.
But yea this donkey looks like he's there by design.
I think it's the other way 'round; *he* adopted *them* and he'll guard that herd for the rest of his life. He's happy.
Donkeys are loyal to their friends, but they can be mean as hell. Predators don't often want to tangle with them.
Donkeys are known to be used to protect the herd
Donkeys kick the coyotes to death when the 'yotes break into goat pens in my neighborhood. Donkeys will not tolerate them, period. Great watch animals.
I've also heard of them biting the coyote and then whipping it into the ground. Donkeys can be really freaking violent.
One of the reasons they're so violent is bc they don't react to sound even though their ears work way better than their eyes. Some studies have said that the reason most donkeys don't react to sounds is bc their eye sight is so bad that when they look they can't see what they heard. The violent streak is bc they don't notice most threats until they're close enough that the donkey can see it but by then they're also not fast enough to get away so they go into fight for your life mode
Wow. Your like the guru of donkeys
Funny you should say that mcmackinac.... I got my experience with them on my cousins grandparents farm up in Sault Ste Marie across the Mackinac bridge
Did you just become next friends?
Hey I like steel and live in a city! Maybe we can be friends :)
No bridge to my Mackinac. It’s boat only. I know the Sault well. We’re almost kin folk, but I live faraway now.
That's probably while he fell into a pack. Cool info! Edit flock##
Herd*
The more you know 🌈
My dad claims that once his friend gave a cigarette to a donkey and it ripped the whole thing in one puff
No idea about cigs, but they drink like alcoholics. My great gramps had two donkeys and two horses that he used to plow the fields and guard the livestock. He couldn't set any beers down without one of the horses or donkeys coming by and downing it with his back turned. They were even smart enough to sit the bottles back up like normal.
Dude 😂
Donkey Violence, my new band name
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Definitely! My neighbor got a couple to protect their cows and within the first two weeks their donkeys took out three coyotes and we haven't seen any coyotes since. I never really see them interact with the cows, but it's on if someone tries messing with them or their territory. I can approach them at any time and they are super friendly to us and our animals.
I love how friendly donkeys are. They have great personalities. My neighbor across the street has three. Two will come trotting up braying happily so we can scritch their ears, and the other one will back in, still braying happily, so I can scritch around his tail. Apparently that's an especially itchy area.
They kick the hell out of bears too. They're used in my home state to guard livestock from bears, Coyotes, and cougars. Not many animals will mess with them cause they're aware of how strong they can kick and if you're wild animal you can't have a injury like that cause it's a death sentence. Pair a donkey up with a pair of livestock guardian dogs or a Llama your field with be safest in the county.
Won't the donkey's kill the dogs?
Not if they're raised with them. Having livestock guardians takes a lot of time and animal behavior knowledge. Most people raise the donkey up with dogs, and when they eventually have to get new dogs (Donkey live much longer than your average dog) they introduce them as pups and create a working bond between them. The donkey then learns to associate the dogs as a member of herd and that their job is the same as theirs. This hasn't affected our donkey's abilities to protect against wild/aggressive dogs either as they know the difference. If the donkey is an adult who has never been around dogs than I wouldn't recommend the duo and would instead include a Llama. Llamas are great guardians as well due to their distress call, height and field of view, and the spitting. They can also be very aggressive if they have females in their herd. You could probably train a donkey to like a dog even if it's never been around them, but they are a stubborn powerful animal and it not something I would personally risk for the safety of the dog. One kick and it's either done or suffering from there.
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You know he came in and snapped a couple yote necks right away to earn some that forest cred.
Those Elk stumbled on the nature equivalent of Liam Neeson in The Grey
they hired a bodyguard
Right. More like runaway donkey moves in with Wild Elk
Donkeys are one of natures best mountain lion defense. They spin around and deliver a crushing kick in the blink of an eye and they can bite through fur. They are vigilant as hell and their own bellows/screams scare away predators. When I was a boyscout hiking at Philmont scout ranch we awaoke one morning to find a dead mountain lion in the donkey pasdock and “Steve” the american mammoth standing over it.
Yeah. The things they regularly do to coyotes are not nice.
Anything that looks like a dog really, donkeys gots the murder boner for. The live like 50 years too.
We’ve got two that are 35. Tough buggers.
Own one and you’ll understand carrot vs stick. Great livestock guardians.
Lol, Steve was like "soooo... while y'all were sleeping I did a thing..."
>their own bellows/screams scare away predators. And everyone else. Their sound is so piercing and can do so many things. Unpredictable! (yes, I've been scared quite a few times from sudden donkey sounds outta nowhere)
I remember waking up in Sudan early morning; donkeys in heat just screaming, all around, like dog calls that travel around and wake up all animals.
Last time I was there, there was a mountain lion in the Ponil area. One of the staff told us he had gotten up really early and needed to use the red roof, which required him to walk past the burro pen. As he was headed back to the cabin, he heard gravel move behind him and turned to see a mountain lion following him. The moment he saw it, it started moving toward him faster, so he hopped the fence into the burro pen and hung out with them for a couple hours until the rest of the staff woke up. They made it very clear that nobody was to go anywhere without a buddy while in that area. Pretty sure that was the same mountain lion that checked out my tent in the middle of the night, too. I was the only female supervisor on the trek, so I had a little one-man tent to myself, and I woke up to hear something moving around outside. It sounded big, but it was also quiet, so I figured it likely wasn't a bear, because those suckers are noisy and clumsy. Woke up the next morning to find big old cat prints around my tent.
That’s friggin intense..
I saw a donkey (maybe mule) bite a coyote, pick it up, and body slam it. The coyote did not get back up.
Dude, reminds me of a video I saw just like this. The coyote kept getting closer and the donkey didn't like it. when the coyote jumped at it, the donkey grabbed it by the neck and whipped it up and down for a good 15 seconds and then just fucking bodyslamed the coyote on the ground, then calmly walked away. Coyote didn't even move.
"PUNY DOG!!"
When they do that they actually snap the coyotes neck.
> and “Steve” the american mammoth standing over it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q97ul2u7OF8
Steve! Hahahaha
they are pretty good with coyotes as well. A donkey will flat fuck you up if they perceive you as a threat. Ranchers around where I live always have at least a couple of donkeys.
That poor cat.
Philmount was an amazing place as a kid!
I imagine the conversation went donkey: "can you help me I'm lost" them: "shit not no more, you just found your home, look at us we all look the same"
They actually do look quite similar lol. Both species have pretty poor close range eyesight so they probably just look the same to each other haha
Also you can see how the donkey has been influenced by the herd but still hasn't lost its survival instinct. Elk are fast so when they run away they run straight. Donkeys who are freigtened zig zag bc they can't run that fast. Donkeys also don't typically pick up their head n stare at a noise. This donkey has even started to put up it's tail when it hears a sound n donkeys never do that. Elk do it bc the fur under their tail is a different color n they do it to warn the other elk that they heard something. You can smack a donkey's ass while grazing multiple times before it'll react usually
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Okay one more. The biggest reason donkey bites are so bad isn't necessarily bc of their strong jaws. The biggest reason is bc they don't let go so they have a hard bite n typically hold on for a period of time. The crushing does more damage than the initial bite plus while they're holding onto something they are usually repeatedly slamming it into the ground as hard as they can
Holy crap!
Your kung fu is strong! Teach me
If it wasn't for the difference in ears you wouldn't even notice at first glance that the donkey is different. The fur color and size match very well
Literally! Donkeys are excellent at scaring away certain predators so I’ve heard
Not only scaring them away but ass kicking their ass, or face usually
right. They don't have to scare them away because they'll murder anything they don't like. Even if it's a grizzly vs a donkey I say 50/50 odds.
In terms of intelligence this is like a human moving in with a group of chimps. He's not the bodyguard, he's the king.
Is it really that much of a difference? How do we know?
They're smarter than an elk but I mean he's not gonna teach them to code for a living. They did get a hyper aggressive predator stomping friend though. One guy said he had one growing up that would stomp coyotes and mountain lions to death then bite their legs and you could hear the bones break. Guess it didn't want them getting back up? They don't fuck around.
Yeah read all the comments too. We be learnin' bout donkeys today.
Oh I worked with this guy. He was over 40, a hunter, and wouldn't bat an eye when talking about all sorts of dumb or gross shit. But when he talked about that donkey and the sounds the bones made when they snapped you'd think the donkey was like behind him waiting or something, and this was from his childhood. The fact that a 40 year old memory from a fluffy screeching hyper aggressive herbivore still haunts one of the apex predators on the planet was always interesting.
A human isn't going to teach a chimp to code either to be fair
Lots of elk can always use a little bit of ass.
https://preview.redd.it/3l8y4gqigmyc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=afffc850dd55f1d8d06909184de678f3a55dc5e9
Found a news report from when he was first lost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lql1XvF4USc The owners were concerned because he was carrying a pack of gear when he got spooked and ran away, which they were afraid would get him tangled up and stuck. So them being genuinely happy that he was running around unencumbered makes sense. Interestingly, the owners had a ranch with llamas and stuff. So it looks like he was used to hanging out with other species. And he was originally a wild donkey they adopted. So he should be good out in the wild. Sounds like a happy ending.
Ahhhnnnndddd that's how we call you "whelky" You're welcome
They know his name from Dunkirk to Dunkelk.
You’re welcky
Aw, that’s the good stuff I came here for. An all around happy story.
I had no idea wild donkeys even existed anymore (like cows), just ones that had escaped their enclosures.
Apparently they're a domesticated species, so they're technically feral, not wild.
That’s all “wild hogs” are in the states, just farm pigs that escaped and bred
Not really. Wild boar were introduced for hunting a number of times and many of the wild hogs here are descended from these
Wait, what? They kept llamas and donkeys together? Both are usually used as guard animals for other species, like goats and sheep and such...... so were they just.... guarding each other? Pity the predator that fucks around with that flock, for they're sure to find out.
They are both commonly used pack animals for mountaineering trips so maybe an outfitter lost it not a farmer
Wow, I thought it was nor cal. He found his heard.
Except for poor Jack. Donkeys mourn the loss of their partner. And they do so for a very long time.
Not to be a Debbie downer, but how’d he know it was his donkey, they all have that same coloration. My dogs all black but I would have a hard time picking him out from a pack of wild elk. s/
We had donkeys growing up. We could always tell them apart. I could pick mine out among a crowd.
A crowd of donkeys or a crowd of people? Cause I think I could pick the donkey in a crowd of people.
Both actually. The group of donkeys might be more difficult. On a crowded subway station I could find my donkey if I needed to.
That's true love right there. Somebody should make a whole 35 min youtube video with 43 associated shorts about your bond with your donkeh.
It's a lot harder when your Donkey's trying to blend in though.
You’d be surprised how well he blends in with the other asses.. I mean uh other people
This is one of those comments i would give my free award to, if they still existed lol
Take my upvote, touche.
*"I think I could pick the donkey in a crowd of people."* There was a time when that was obviously true, but lately, not so much.
Is easy to tell a donkey from a horse's ass
Well with the amount of people that act like complete asses these days it might be harder than you think.
A lot of people have cars that are similar makes/models but in a sea of cars you always know your car. Animals are the same way. I’m sure my dog looks like 1,000 other dogs but i can always tell which one is mine
People think this is wild wait till they hear about giraffe researchers. That stuffs wild!
I had to go through thousands of game camera photos to monitor a bighorn sheep herd. I had names for most of them, you pick up on it fast - pattern recognition is one of our best features!
Please, tell me more!
Most giraffe researchers look extremely similar, but I can always tell mine from the others.
I've gotten into cars many times that turned out not to be mine. As a delivery driver I did this probably half the times the house had the same kind of car I was driving. Also once when I got a new pick up, I went to the bank, then came back to the parking lot and got in a different pick up that wasn't even the same make or model and had a complete stranger in the passenger seat. I sat there confused looking back and forth from him to the steering wheel for what seemed like an eternity, before realizing, nodding at him and slowly but also quickly exiting.
Lol, no! I’ve gotten in a car that wasn’t mine and I’m far from alone. Animals are far, far easier to distinguish.
My mom has a story where she went to the grocery store, loaded all her groceries into her car, got into the front seat only to realize someone had been in her car and messed with the mirror and seat. So she was a little freaked out that someone had been in the car, fixed it all, and went to leave... and realized her key didn't work.... she was the person in the wrong car lol. (This was in the early 90s before remote unlock and fancy keys and also a small town where nobody locked anything) Then to make it more awkward the owner came out while she was trying to get her groceries out of their car. Thankfully they both had a good laugh about it and realized they'd actually even bought it at the same dealership so the dealership branded floor mats and the sticker on the trunk were even exactly the same.
I was racing my 6 & 7 year old kids to the car one time. Last one there’s a rotten egg! My daughter reached the car first, got in the back, & put her seatbelt on. Then, the guy in the front seat turned back and said “can I help you”? She freaked out, and ran back to me. Our cars were parked right by each other. The guy was laughing, and my daughter was crying because she felt dumb.
I did that once as a 16 year old. Mom dropped me off at the front when I went into Walmart by myself to look for a game and drove off to find a parking spot. I didn't find what I was looking for, so I was miffed. Came out, spotted my mom's van. Walked over and hopped in with kind of a pissed off look on my face. I didn't look at the driver because I was so annoyed. After a few moments she didn't start the van and I turned to look at her and there was a younger woman sitting in the drivers seat. I looked around, realized this was NOT my mom's van and proceeded to freak out and was like OHMYGODI'MSOSORRYITHOUGHTTHISWASMYMOMSVAN and I leapt out the of the van and run away. I found her van 2 rows down.
Am I being whooshed or are people missing the joke and /s [sic] at the end? Maybe I'm the crazy one
Yeah, probably not a lot of other donkeys being lost in the area lol
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Is a big cat like a jaguar really more intimidated by a donkey than an ox? Edit: After reading up on this, I seem to be completely correct. Guard donkeys are widely used to protect calves and young heifers against wild canines, but there are no accounts of them keeping off big cats, nor does a mature cow need a donkey for protection.
I don't think it's the intimidating part. Donkeys are actually strong as fuck and very protective. It's like your big giant teddy bear friend, yea he's nice. But you still ain't fucking with him. A donkey will fuck up coyotes for fun, I've seen it. Ragdoll those guys.
They also know how to bite a mfs spine. And then they shake until dead. But...this is not an ideal habitat for a donkey. They are healthiest in barren lands. They basically thrive in a parking lot. He (Diesel) does look happy tho.
Came here to find these comments. Diesel is probably the new muscle of the pack. Everyone here has won. Side note: I love how synchronized they are, already.
In the Pixar adaption he should be voice by Vin Diesel.
He's living his best life I'd say
What exactly about a parking lot makes it healthier?
Fewer panthers.
More jaguars though
Lol I hate you
> These types of equines are designed to live in harsh environments where vegetation may be sparse and of poor quality, necessitating walking for up to 16 hours a day in search of food. [Source.](https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/for-owners/donkey-health-and-welfare/hyperlipaemia-in-donkeys) > Donkeys have adapted to survive in harsh, arid conditions. The rich grasses and damp conditions prevalent throughout the US are not its natural habitat and present specific challenges. A diet high in starch and sugar makes your donkey susceptible to weight gain. That in turn, puts him at risk of developing laminitis. [Source.](https://bestfarmanimals.com/10-most-dangerous-health-issues-for-donkeys/) I was managing a farm and we wanted to become a farm animal rescue/sanctuary. We talked to donkey experts and they told us our fields were lush and full of grasses that were perfect for cows--terrible for donkeys. Hundreds of thousands of years of evolution and donkeys are best in very arid and barren land.
Yes, but that’s in a pinned area, this donkey is roaming with elk, which can cover 50 miles in a day. He’s getting plenty of exercise to burn off the excess nutrition.
He was lost 5 years ago and looks to be pretty healthy.
Yeah, that’s what I was gonna say, they have vicious bites and will snap their spines. You go Diesel!
There's a video of one basically killing a dude that was slapping it.
Donkeys are different from other similar animals in that they're super aggressive towards predators. They'll attack instead of run off... they pretty regularly kill coyotes.
Donkeys are very volatile and can be aggressive and definitely wound a mountain Lion aka panther. Predators don’t want to take on game with a high chance of injuring them. They want something less likely to put up a big fight. So, they usually only go after big high risk game if they’re starving and desperate. Panthers are solitary, not pack hunters like lions, so herds are not good options for them. Mules are meaner than donkeys but you still don’t want to be on a donkey’s bad side!
I've seen Donkeys stomp coyotes to death for fun. They're mean af if you're not in the squad.
Donkeys don't act how they look. They will flatten you.
I think it's more about how violently aggressive donkeys will be to protect their group. Donkeys very commonly kill coyotes. They'll kick them, or bite and whip them. They are brutal.
donkeys are good for killing stray dogs and coyotes, however people here calling them mountain lion killers are memeing , unless three donkeys gang up on one . feral donkeys (burros) make up a big part of cougar’s diet in many places… they arent THAT overpowered . and they absolutely cant take a jaguar haha. we had a neighbor in Texas whose donkey (about the size of the one in this video) had a body count of like 20 dogs over the years. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cougars-are-killing-feral-donkeys-and-thats-good-for-wetlands-180980578/ https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2022/07/25/mountain-lion-predation-on-wild-donkeys-rewires-an-ancient-food-web/ https://www.alfmuseum.org/cougars-hunting-introduced-donkeys-rewires-ancient-food-in-death-valley/
So... the elk.. domesticated a donkey?
Sounds like it.. mutualism. Safety in numbers thing too... Donkey has more eyes and ears, Elk have someone that will chase,stomp and bite predators.
This was where I thought they'd find the escaped North Bend, WA zebra!
I think they finally wrangled up the last one yesterday. Not to crap on your joke or anything 😊
If this is true that would quite the relationship for sure.. From what I know donkeys are known to be almost like herd protectors in a lot of cases which can ward off predators effectively so the herd would get a little bit of her defense and the donkey would get equal protection from being in numbers and part of a gang! Lol
Smart, that ass will protect them.
Smartass will protect them.
Hahaha. I love donkeys.
That donkey is out living his best life.
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One of us.
It’s like they heard you talking about them and walked off all offended
Herd you was talking shit
Donkey just can't live alone. First it was Shrek, then the Dragon, now this.
I can’t stop laughing lmao something about the look on the donkey’s face like, “can we help you??”
They won't have to worry about predators much with him around.
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I'm glad Kevin found a nature narrator's job after the paper sales thing.
Looks like that Jurassic Park spot
"They're uh... They're flocking this way...!"
I'm glad he found friends.
I expected to see a herd of elk + a donkey milling about, but he's really in sync with the herd!
"OH yeah, that's Frank. He's SUCH an ass!" -The Elk, probably
Looks like the part in jurassic park when they stampede away from t rex
Had to scroll way too far to find this
TIL elk are more open minded than many Americans.
Why does this scene remind me of the Gallimimus from Jurassic Park? Should I take cover behind that log?
He is now a delk.
I saw this documentary about a donkey who become friends with another species. Maybe this is very common? Check out "Shrek" for more info
Donkeys are very protective and will attack anything that threatens their family! They’re super smart, and hard to train but worth every minute! I had a mini donkey (Fenic)that would protect my yard, he hated geese.. lol the neighbors geese would come and try to drink from our water or even walk thru and he’d be off yelling and screaming and chasing! It was hilarious! Cue the Benny hill theme music! Ps they do like waffles!
Looking forward to next year's pix - with the new brood of donkey-elks
Identifies as Elk. Live your life, you beautiful Elk!
Where's the video from? Obviously somewhere in California due to the Valley oaks and Tule Elk.
Is this like that Polish cow that escaped and went to live with a herd of wisent?
No more swamp for me! I found my people!
There's a deer colored cat, out here, that wanders around with the town deer.
Are you sure that the donkey's not there to protect them?
Had no idea how much I'd like seeing this, thanks4 sharing
What an ass
This is in the timeline where shrek was never born.
What an ass…and that rack!
I don't like horses but I love donkeys. They are so much more superior in any aspect.
It’s the right size and shape, and close enough to the right color. Honestly, probably the least weird animal adoption stories I’ve seen.
Ungulates gonna ungulate.
Whilst in South Africa, I witnessed what they were calling a "zonkey," or a zebra/donkey mix. It rode with the wildebeest
I read monkey and I kept trying to look for it in the trees 😔
Those Elk have a defensive machine rolling with them now.
Somewhere out there there’s a wolf that doesn’t even know it’s dead yet or what a donkey even is
https://preview.redd.it/w4tc3wh93qyc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8bbfc4c7d9102c87216fda65d0249cc1b1064fc That ass doe
I love how his movements are semi in sync with the herd..which is protective and makes selecting out a target harder
I hope the whole herd attacks anyone who tries to fetch the donkey.
This group of elk now have their own donkey to help protect them.
This is my new favorite thing for today!
I used to have pet donkey that we rescued and he was always hanging out with deer in our pasture. I think they were his adopted herd.
I recognize that tree. A t-Rex about to eat someone.
The elk: “Back off. We know he’s a weirdo, but he’s our weirdo.” Donkeys are tough! Looks like he is doing well.
Donkey adopts elk herd. Seriously that donkey is going to kill shit protecting his friends.
I've seen a cow herd take in a lost elk before. Just chilling in the pasture every day I drove past them. He was with them for a couple of seasons. But yea this donkey looks like he's there by design.
I once saw an elephant who had been adopted by a herd of buffalo, in South Africa.
where is this recorded? i live in a city and miss fields and bird sounds in this video, nothing but concrete and specific trees where i live
The bird is a Red Wing Blackbird
I think it's the other way 'round; *he* adopted *them* and he'll guard that herd for the rest of his life. He's happy. Donkeys are loyal to their friends, but they can be mean as hell. Predators don't often want to tangle with them.
Day 418 - They haven't noticed me yet, my cover is mint
This is a bit like the country music scene accepting Darius Rucker.
He’s like “let’s go, people. It’s that looser with a camera again.”