A horse and a donkey can bread to produce mule which is an infertile animal. The infertility is because horse and donkey belong to different

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The correct option is C Species
A horse (Equus ferus caballus) and a donkey (Equus africanus asinus) can breed to produce mule, which is an infertile animal. The infertility is because horse and donkey belong to different species. Mule is medium weight animals that are more hardworking and long-lived than horse and donkey.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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Which one of the following is the correct statement about the respective animal(s)?

(a) Donkey and horse should be considered one single species because they can successfully mate and produce an offspring.

(b) Donkey and horse are two different genera.

(d) Mule is neither a donkey nor a horse.

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