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The equids (Equidae) comprise zebras, donkeys, and horses. They are not considered to be independent taxa and can be crossbred, with wild animals sometimes crossbreeding in overlapping habitats. In general, the resulting equid hybrids are called zebroids (zebra and any other equid), mules (male donkey and female horse), or hinnies (male horse and female donkey). Other informal labels include zebrules, dedonks, and zorses. The hybrids are usually infertile.
Equids differ in their social organization and have different habitats (Klingel 1972; Fig. 1). Some species are exclusively wild, and some include domestic types. In evaluating their cognitive capacities, it is important to consider the species’ social and environmental challenges (Griffin et al. 2017). Only by knowing the conditions to which animals have to adapt can their cognitive capacities be compared in relation...
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Krueger, K., Marr, I., Farmer, K. (2017). Equine Cognition. In: Vonk, J., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_962-1
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