Interesting article on donkeys

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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230116-how-donkeys-changed-the-course-of-human-history

 

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Just don't know why the bbc heading is '... changed the course ... '
Is there an alternative history that anyone is aware of?

 

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At one time I never knew where donkeys ( and mules came from ) .
They were in western movies helping out the gold miners, and the bad cowboys used to harass the Mexican rider and donkey. The poor had a donkey. the more well off a horse.
Mary rode on one for the return to origin for the census.
This article clarifies that they were around a long time, way farther back than the Romans.
Great posting with new information to be absorbed and hopefully retained.