a horse, a jackass and a mule walk in a bar

no really a mule got pregnant and gave birth this year. amazing, simply amazing. Whe a mule foals is how the romans used to say when hell freezes over. Beware it is a sign of the end!! lol.

here's a link to one article and than google it if you want more.
http://origin.denverpost.com/news/ci_6464853

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[GeordieTerrier]

Erm might I point out that 3 years ago I read about how the sterility is actually unique to male offspring of interspecies matings

[nadiaTeeze]

She (The female mule that gave birth) was fielded with a male mule. Erm. The farmer aware as everyone is of male mule sterility was very surprised when the female mule got impregnated. If you watched the video I discuss how the unpaired chromosome makes MALE mules sterile, I did not as you implied state that females were. When I said mules I meant the species together. I am sorry if that confused you.

[DanielLevesque]

I did some digging around. As it turns out, on rare occasions a mule has been known to become pregnant and carry a foal to term. There is no recorded evidence of a male mule impregnating anything. The male offspring were infertile. The female offspring were fertile, but all foals died soon after birth. Making this an effective dead end.

[nadiaTeeze]

If you have ever seen the penis of a male mule it would take very little thought to figure out why they can not breed. (5th leg) The male offspring of the female mule in Colorado seems to be doing fine. healthy, growing, viable. there have only been about 50 cases of mules giving birth in the past 200 years and only two have been verified using DNA testing.

[Doublebug1]

Oh, I get it, so you think Mules, ceated this Earth from nothing? Somehow, I can't picture it. Where was the Mule that created the Mule that created... It's so confusing that I lost it somewhere! Next time come up with an argument like Santa Clause created the Earth and I might give you more than a 1 Star. Check my Channel to see if I gave you more than that! ;-)

[nadiaTeeze]

Creationists like to use evolution as a proof that god created the earth. They say evolution doesn't happen. Bam. The mule an amazing feat of evolution. The mule isn't god, doesn't disprove god, it is only a single piece of evidence that supports evolution. That is how science works. I can't make any wild assertions about god based on a mule.

[poconomules]

Additionally, its an even more pathetic argument for evolution, due to the fact that each time a mule is created, it is from two separate species. There is no evolution among mules because they DO NOT reproduce and pass on any genetic material to offspring, which is the basis for evolution. I'm sorry, but to use this argument to tout evolution versus creationism is intellectually vapid and devoid of any type of substance. Try again kiddo!

[Trrrot]

God is the creator of all things. Big and small.. one day you will know

[LightUptheSky000]

I believe the same could be said for supoosed Global Warming. A lifetime or two is simply an absurd amount of time guage changes in climate.

[GeordieTerrier]

@poconomules Technically it could be seen as evolution although it is a weak argument. A fertile male mule would have to result from parents of whom at least one would have to have a odd number of chromosomes and so be a mutant. However the rarity of such and the sporadity of such individuals throughout species and history means that this is not a suitable argument.

[GeordieTerrier]

@doctormcgoveran Erm I didn't understand your point or why you aimed that at me. The chromosomes carried do actually usually result in sterility, although since I posted I have also read up on the genetics that show that it is possible if extremely rare to get resultant individuals who are an exception. And I didn't say all mules in the first place I said all male mules.

[doctormcgoveran]

@GeordieTerrier the sterility issue is just the human view of other animals. If you think all mules were sterile in aristotles day you are as lost as the creationists. all mules are different some smart some not, some sterile some some not. Many folks have looked at me and thought i COULD OR COULDN'T many of them found out something different than the expected. Animals are all individuals. You and your neighbor are no more different than your dog and his dog.

[onceANexile]

It has happened b4.

[snowyriverlass]

@poconomules Thank you for this comment, I would just like to add that it is not as though this is the first time a mule has been bred. It has happened before, though not as widely documented or advertised as in this modern age of electronics.

[XLmules]

Mules are a manmade animal. Horse Mama - Donkey Daddy. 64 vs 62 chromosomes, thus resulting offspring have an odd number of chromosomes. Now, if you have the opposite pairing; Donkey Mama - Horse Daddy, the resulting animal is called a 'hinney or hinny" not a mule. The mare or molly mules that have gotten pregnant have been bred by intact jacks (donkeys). This does not surprise me as molly mules have been used for embryo transplats and make superb surrogate mothers. Geld your male mules!

[gobarrelracing]

You doubt God. You will be punished.