This collection is a celebration of burros and mules.
Burro is the Spanish term for donkey.
There are over 200 distinct breeds of burros and donkeys in existence although from a distance it may be hard to tell many of them apart. Since burros are not indiginous to North America, the wild herds originated from an assortment of animals brought in by early explorers, pioneers, miners and ranchers which got loose, or were released, and formed wild bands. In some instances the burros and horses interbred, producing wild mules. Most of the burros found in the wild are descendants of stout Spanish donkeys. Burros are tough on most potential predators so they don't need to stay bunched together in tightly formed herds.