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THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE 



smarter donkey in the town, for it moved forward to get the 

 tempting bite, and, as the hay moved with the cart, it ran on till 

 its master wanted it to stop. 



The braying of a donkey is a noisy, boisterous, and utterly 

 unmusical sound, which most of us must have heard. If the animal 

 were in a wild state its cry would probably mean a great deal 



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to other donkeys ; but as ^ve don't understand donkey language, 

 it is difficult for us to say what object the donkey has in thus 

 expressing itself 



In form the donkey is very like the horse. It differs chiefly 

 in lacking the flowing mane and tail, and in having much longer 

 ears. Its mouth is equally well adapted for the bit. In colour 

 it is commonly of a mouse-gray, but the shade varies, and while 

 some may be found almost white, others are brown or nearly black. 

 There is a dark stripe on its back from head to tail, and another 



