Do you know the difference between a donkey and burro? Better yet, a donkey and a mule? How about an ass? Curious minds Monday wondered about such critical issues during our Grand Rapids Press morning ...

Have you ever heard that you’re as stubborn as a mule? Or that something has been a certain way for donkey’s years? So, why are these animals used in these phrases and what’s the difference between ...

Lately I’ve encountered two novels which annoyed me because they treated burro and mule as synonyms, which they are not. The most recent was Abandon, by Blake Crouch; the title of the other one does ...

“Donkeys have always been steady and reliable,” says Leah Patton of the American Donkey and Mule Society. “They live longer on less feed and are in general easier to get along with than a horse. And, ...