Comments on: President Washington’s Andalusians

By: kittenz

kittenz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:07:58 +0000

Mules (and hinnies) are not always sterile. The males almost always are sterile, but female mules (and female hinnies) are sometimes fertile.

By: Dib

Dib — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:42:25 +0000

I’ve been reading some of the writings of Thomas Jefferson. He firmly believed in the possibility that wooly mammoths may still exist in the far northwest of this continent. I don’t have the reference handy but, he wrote of his reasoning behind such a possibility and his interest in interviewing Indians who may have seen them or knew of people who may have seen them.

By: BunniesLair

BunniesLair — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:09:56 +0000

It is rare, but a mule can have a foal. See here.

By: fossilhunter

fossilhunter — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:59:43 +0000

Greetings All,
Mules are sterile. There is something like a one-in-a-million chance of fertility, but basically they’re sterile. So sending the 57 mules out to “improve the stock” would not have worked. Something tells me this is a bit apocryphal. Like the cherry tree, the dollar across the Potomac, and the wooden teeth.

By: Scott C.

Scott C. — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:54:43 +0000

HA! Jackasses in DC… excellent. I have nothing more to contribute.

By: cmgrace

cmgrace — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:37:26 +0000

tropicalwolf says: “And so began a steady stream of jackasses into the DC area…”

LOL, XD

By: tropicalwolf

tropicalwolf — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:26:15 +0000

And so began a steady stream of jackasses into the DC area…

Excellent story.