Table of Contents

Long Faces....................................................5

Big Ears.........................................................7

Mainly Manes...............................................9

Legs and Hooves..........................................11

Body...............................................................13

Tail..................................................................15

Hungry Horse or Dinner with a Donkey....17

Scaredy Horse or Brave Donkey?...............19

Let's Hang......................................................21

LONG FACES

by Avery and Rebecca

Horses and donkeys have long faces. Horse faces are a little longer. Their foreheads are different. Horses have a narrower forehead than donkeys. Horse eyes are smaller than donkey eyes.

donkey ears

BIG EARS

by Zoey M. and Savannah

Both horses and donkeys have large ears. Donkeys have thick ears. They are also fluffy. A donkey's ears are bigger than a horse's ears. Horses have smaller ears than donkeys.

horse's mane

MAINLY MANE

by Quinn and Lily W.

Horses and donkeys both have manes. Horses have a soft and flowy mane. Donkeys have a stiff and bristly mane.

LEGS AND HOOVES

by Simon and Teagan

Horses and donkeys both have four legs. Horses have longer legs than donkeys.

BODY

by Calan and Naima

Donkeys and horses both have long backs. A horse has a more curved back. A donkey has a more flat back.

TAIL

by Lily C. and Ellie

Both donkeys and horses have tails. Horses have long, flowy tails. Donkeys have more bristly hairs on their tails. The upper part of a donkey's tail has very little hair and the bottom has lots of hair. A horse has hair all over its tail.

Hungry Horse or Dinner with a Donkey

by Addy and Zoey C.

Both horses and donkeys eat grasses. Horses are grazers and eat 18-20 hours a day. Donkeys are browsers and eat a little bit, take a break, eat a little, take a break throughout the day. They are both prey animals which means that other animals eat them, like wolves.

Scaredy Horse or Brave Donkey?

by Naima and Hazel

Whenever horses sense danger, they run away. Donkeys may run away a little bit, look back and think if there is danger or not.

Let's Hang

by Teagan and Logan

Horses and donkeys are both social animals. But they are different. Horses live in a group called a herd. Donkeys live with one other donkey, either a mate or a friendship.