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The American Mammoth Jackstock is a breed of North American donkey, descended from large donkeys imported to the United States from about 1785. George Washington, with Henry Clay and others, bred for an ass that could be used to produce strong work mules. Washington was offering his jacks for stud service by 1788.
[4]: 9 In 1888 the American Breeders Association of Jacks and Jennets started a stud-book for these animals under the name American Mammoth Jack. [4]: 9 In 1923, this stud book merged with the Standard Jack and Jennet Registry of America, which had been set up in 1908; in 1988, its name was changed to the American Mammoth Jackstock Registry.
It is a large donkey breed with a very long shaggy coat and no dorsal stripe: Benderi: Iran: Biyang: China: Bourik: Haiti: Brasil: Venezuela: Bulgaro: Venezuela: Bulgarian donkey: Bulgaria: Burro: Mexico, Nicaragua, United States: small donkey of Mexico and the U.S. seen in both domesticated and feral states; some feral burros in the western U ...
Romulus is 19–20 years old and has been measured at 17 hands (68 inches, 173 cm) from hooves to withers. [2] [3] Romulus weighs about 1,300 pounds (590 kg).Romulus and Remus are American Mammoth Jackstock donkeys, [1] the world's largest donkey breed. [4]
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The term mammoth donkey or mammoth jack is both an informal term for a large male donkey and a term sometimes applied generically to some specific large donkey breeds or landraces. The American mammoth donkey or mammoth jack; The baudet de Poitou or Poitevin donkey