Horses often sliy, but donkeys rarely take fright in that way. The ancestors of the horse wandered over plains where every bush might conceal an enemy. Tho life of a liorse must often have been saved by its ability to start back or jump to one side. Donkeys'descended from creatures which lived in hills, and this makes them slow and surefooted. In hilly countries, where wide views can bo obtained, surprise attacks from enemies are not so likely as on the plains; and sudden starts, where the foothold is not so sure, might prove highly dangerous.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 189, 12 August 1933, Page 9 (Supplement)
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