#donkey art

[camelidae]

Does anyone still do Talk Like a Pirate Day? Aye? Nay? Either way, I hope you don’t mind if I take it as an excuse to post my donkey pirate, Jackstock – if you like pirates (or donkeys!) he’s got a little illustrated book of short stories just full of pirate vibes (and donkeys!) in my shop!

[dharmaart]

Today's inktober on the same page as Thursday's inktober painting. The donkey at the top of the page is a Baudet du Poitou. They are both painted with various calligraphy inks.

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

When the day came for Abakar to choose a wife, he proposed to the foal, now a full-grown she-ass. His friends and family called him a fool and mocked him. But Abakar had made up his mind to marry the donkey. In a rage, his father took a knife and set out to kill his son but at the sight of a woman as beautiful as the dawn, the weapon fell from his hand. "Father, meet my wife." And the entire village celebrated Abakar's wedding to the most beautiful girl on earth, hidden under an ass' skin. -Tchadian folk tale

African Wild Ass (Equus africanus)

Ethiopia and Eritrea

Status: Critically Endangered

[podartists]

The unlikely connoisseurs | Herbert William Weekes (1841-1914)

[horses-in-art-history]

Johannes Hubertus L. de Haas, Donkeys in a Meadow, 1847-1908, Statens Museum for Kunst, open.smk.dk, public domain.

(Picture source for Donkeys in a Meadow)

[michelangelo-the-cool]

Made him today lol

I was thinking about if clowns ride donkeys in circuses because i have never been to one and then suddenly he appeared in front of me

[krazykatt111]

Random donkey

[terracegallery]

The Guardians

I created farm friends, and like all livestock animals, they need guardians! A donkey, llama and Great Pyrenees dog all stacked in colorful beauty. Perfect for any home or office. Great for farmhouse, rustic and country furnishings and accents too. GET IT HERE!

[elementic-symphony]

I saw a photo of some Pega Donkeys on Pin and had to sketch. (AKA I was at work and bored)

[spookymicmellow]

Here's Stinky the Donkey, the pet/mascot/best friend in a D&D campaign I'm in.

[camelidae]

A lady of leisure always has time to enjoy some wine(cups) with friends~

[dharmaart]

Inktober sketch of a donkey.

[tanookitalez]

all of my pacman comics

[podartists]

Durch die Welt voller Wonne und Jugendlust! Pl.06 (1906) | Ludwig Friedrich Göbelbecker

[saritawolff]

Phew. This one took, uh… a bit longer than expected due to other projects both irl and art-wise, but it’s finally here. The long-awaited domestic animal infographic! Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough space to cover every single domestic animal (I’m so sorry, reindeer and koi, my beloveds) but I tried to include as many of the “major ones” as possible.

I made this chart in response to a lot of the misunderstandings I hear concerning domestic animals, so I hope it’s helpful!

Further information I didn’t have any room to add or expand on:

🐈 “Breed” and “species” are not synonyms! Breeds are specific to domesticated animals. A Bengal Tiger is a species of tiger. A Siamese is a breed of domestic cat.

🐀 Different colors are also not what makes a breed. A breed is determined by having genetics that are unique to that breed. So a “bluenose pitbull” is not a different breed from a “rednose pitbull”, but an American Pitbull Terrier is a different breed from an American Bully! Animals that have been domesticated for longer tend to have more seperate breeds as these differing genetics have had time to develop.

🐕 It takes hundreds of generations for an animal to become domesticated. While the “domesticated fox experiment” had interesting results, there were not enough generations involved for the foxes to become truly domesticated and their differences from wild foxes were more due to epigenetics (heritable traits that do not change the DNA sequence but rather activate or deactivate parts of it; owed to the specific circumstances of its parents’ behavior and environment.)

🐎 Wild animals that are raised in human care are not domesticated, but they can be considered “tamed.” This means that they still have all their wild instincts, but are less inclined to attack or be frightened of humans. A wild animal that lives in the wild but near human settlements and is less afraid of humans is considered “habituated.” Tamed and habituated animals are not any less dangerous than wild animals, and should still be treated with the same respect. Foxes, otters, raccoons, servals, caracals, bush babies, opossums, owls, monkeys, alligators, and other wild animals can be tamed or habituated, but they have not undergone hundreds of generations of domestication, so they are not domesticated animals.

🐄 Also, as seen above, these animals have all been domesticated for a reason, be it food, transport, pest control, or otherwise, at a time when less practical options existed. There is no benefit to domesticating other species in the modern day, so if you’ve got a hankering for keeping a wild animal as a pet, instead try to find the domestic equivalent of that wild animal! There are several dog breeds that look and behave like wolves or foxes, pigeons and chickens can make great pet birds and have hundreds of colorful fancy breeds, rats can be just as intelligent and social as a small monkey (and less expensive and dangerous to boot,) and ferrets are pretty darn close to minks and otters! There’s no need to keep a wolf in a house when our ancestors have already spent 20,000+ years to make them house-compatible.

🐖 This was stated in the infographic, but I feel like I must again reiterate that domestic animals do not belong in the wild, and often become invasive when feral. Their genetics have been specifically altered in such a way that they depend on humans for optimal health. We are their habitat. This is why you only really see feral pigeons in cities, and feral cats around settlements. They are specifically adapted to live with humans, so they stay even when unwanted. However, this does not mean they should live in a way that doesn’t put their health and comfort as a top priority! If we are their world, it is our duty to make it as good as possible. Please research any pet you get before bringing them home!

[queenofwolftria]

some lovely longears!! (drawn in January)