Ponui donkey
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| Donkey | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Domesticated
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Equidae |
| Genus: | Equus |
| Subgenus: | Asinus |
| Species: | E. asinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Ponui donkey has two related meanings:
- a feral herd of donkeys established on Ponui Island, New Zealand. The herd is descended from three individuals released in the 1880s.
- a breed of donkey derived from this herd, also known as New Zealand donkeys.
Ponui donkeys are described as small, sturdy and docile.
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