Size up your Donkey
Miniature donkeys are native to the
Mediterranean Islands of Sicily and Sardinia. The
miniature donkey is never more than 36" tall.
They are identified as either Sicilian or Sardinian
donkeys according to their ancestry, although the
two types do not differ. They have been extensively
bred with each other and with animals of
unidentified ancestry in the United States to
produce a distinctively American breed of donkeys,
which we call the Miniature Mediterranean Donkey.
According to all information
that can be aquired
these donkeys are nearly extinct in the land of their
origin and have been brought to their current state
of being an excellent breed by breeders in the
United States who have bred for years for size,
disposition and conformation.
