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Cavalletto at the Inquisitor's Palace, in Birgu. A wooden horse, Chevalet (as it was called in Spain), Spanish donkey or cavalletto squarciapalle is a torture device, of which there exist two variations; both inflict pain by using the subject's own weight by keeping the legs open, tied with ropes from above, while lowering down the subject. [1]
The Zamorano-Leonés is a large donkey, with a massive head – the breed standard speaks of "manifest acromegaly".Jacks stand on average 145 cm, and weigh 370 kg.The coat is long and shaggy, black or dark bay in colour; the belly, muzzle and surround of the eyes are pale-coloured. [6]
From 1997 the Balearic donkey was listed by the Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, the Spanish ministry of agriculture, as "under special protection, in danger of extinction". [4] In 2006, at the request of the breeders' association, the name of the breed was changed to "Raça Asenca Balear". [8]
The Fariñeiro is smaller than other mainland Spanish donkey breeds; it stands about 1.00-1.20 metres at the withers and weighs 120–180 kg. The coat is fine, dense and smooth, of medium length; it is grey or pale brown in colour, and paler on the underparts. The darker dorsal stripe and shoulder-stripe may be more or less distinct. [3]
In the French countryside near the Pyrenees, a baby donkey is adopted by young children—Jacques and his sisters—who live on a farm. They baptize the donkey, christening it Balthazar, along with Marie, Jacques's childhood sweetheart, whose father is the teacher at the small school next door. When one of Jacques's sisters dies, his family ...
Thankfully, the donkey's owner agreed to release the donkey to the sanctuary. They've since renamed him Gregory and given him a loving home. "He is safe," they wrote in the video's text overlay.
The Andalusian, Spanish: Asno Andaluz, is a Spanish breed of domestic donkey.It is native to the province of Córdoba in Andalusia, and may also be known as the Asno Cordobés after the city of Córdoba or the Asno de Lucena because of its supposed origin in the town of Lucena, Córdoba. [3]
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