Understanding the heritage in context
Knowledge for understanding and preserving American Mammoth Jackstock.
Mule production explains why breeders valued a large jack, but the jack and the mule must occupy different parts of the scientific account. The former belongs to a domestic donkey breed; the latter is a hybrid offspring involving a horse parent. A mule photograph should not stand in for an image of the Mammoth breed.
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