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MULE (Lat. mulus) , a term not unfrequently applied to the produce of any two creatures of different species, and synonymous with hybrid, but in its ordinary acceptation employed to designate the offspring or " cross " between the equine and asinine species. There are two kinds of mulethe Mule proper (Equus asinus, var. y; Mulus; Fr. Mule' or Grand mulet; Ger. Grosser Maulesel), which is the hybrid produce of a male ass with a mare, and the Hinny (Equus asinus, var. S; Hinnus; Fr. Bardot or Petit mulet; Ger. Kleiner Maulesel), the offspring of the stallion and female ass. The mule is the more valuable of the two, and to its production the attention of breeders is entirely directed.In its short thick head, long ears, thin limbs, small narrow hoofs, short mane, absence of chestnuts (horny growths) inside the hocks, and tail destitute of hair at the root the mule is asinine; while in height and body
bright bay, or piebald being rare; a chestnut tint is sometimes noticed. It possesses the sobriety, patience, endurance and sure-footedness of the ass, and the vigour, strength and courage of the horse. As a beast of burden it is preferable to the horse, being less impatient under the pressure of heavy weights, while the skin being harder and less sensitive renders it more capable of resisting sun and rain.The mule has been in use from early times; the inhabitants of Mysia and Paphlagonia are said to have been the first breeders. With the Greeks and Romans, the latter especially, the mule was valued, being employed to draw carriages and carry loads. In modern times it has been largely used for military transport. The principal mule countries in Europe are the south of France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, where they are used for pack
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Tigris and the Persian frontier and in North China, are good. In the Punjab provinces of British Intlia many excellent mules are bred, breeding being promoted by the government. Good mules are reared in North and South America, the principal districts for breeding them in the United States being Texas
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France is perhaps the most important mule-raising country in Europe, four centres being more particularly devoted to this kind of industry: Poitou, the mountainous districts of central France, the Pyrenees and Dauphine. The mules of these different parts differ chiefly in height; those of Poitou are large, powerful, and long in the body
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Mule-breeding in Poitou is supposed to date from the time of Philip V. of Spain, when the particular breeds of horses and asses were imported into that region and Gascony. But there is evidence to show that as early as the loth century the mules of Poitou were of excellent quality. End of Article: MULE (Lat. mulus) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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