A donkey or donkey is a domesticated member of equidae. The wild ancestor of donkey is African wild donkey, e. africanus。 Donkeys have been used as working animals for at least 5000 years. There are more than 40 million donkeys in the world, most of them in the underdeveloped countries. They are mainly used as herbivores or packing animals. Live donkeys are usually associated with people living at or below their standard of living. In developed countries, a small number of donkeys are kept or kept as pets.

A male donkey or donkey is called Jack, a female donkey is called Jenny or Janet, and a colt is a foal. Jack donkeys are often used to mate with females to produce muons. The biological "reciprocal" of ule, replaced by stallions and Jenny (as their parents), is called hinny.

Donkeys were first domesticated around 3000 BC, probably in Egypt or Mesopotamia, and have spread around the world. They continue to play an important role in many places today. Although the number of domesticated species is increasing, African wild ass is an endangered species. As a burden and companion of beasts, donkeys and donkeys have worked with humans for thousands of years.