The photo below was taken in Sardinia during the 1950s. The tiny little donkey pulling the cart is a special breed of donkey native to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia (originally thought to come from Egypt).<\/p>\n
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The more I read about these little donkeys<\/a> the more I realize what a marvellous creature they are. The man accredited for importing the Sardinian donkey to the US (Robert Green) was once quoted saying, “Miniature Donkeys possess the affectionate nature of a Newfoundland, the resignation of a cow, the durability of a mule, the courage of a tiger, and the intellectual capability only slightly inferior to man\u2019s.”<\/em> [Source][link removed]. Stories of the donkey’s strong, loyal temperament are peppered throughout literature, most notably throughout Christian literature.<\/p>\nThe little Sardinian breed pictured above is now facing extinction. It’s said that there are only 150 left in Sardinia.<\/p>\nFurther reading:<\/p>\n\nDonkey bids to break age record<\/a><\/li>\nThe Donkey Sanctuary UK<\/a><\/li>\nThe Donkey Sanctuary Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\nThe photo below was taken in Sardinia during the 1950s. The tiny…\n<\/div>\nContinue reading “Little Sardinian Donkey”<\/span>…<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[497,254,157],"tags":[516],"class_list":["post-3694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-decimomannu","category-europe","category-sardinia","tag-papas-photos","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
The little Sardinian breed pictured above is now facing extinction. It’s said that there are only 150 left in Sardinia.<\/p>\n
Further reading:<\/p>\n
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