New Zealand breed of donkey
Ponui Donkeys on Ponui Island
Conservation status Other names Ponui Island Donkey New Zealand Donkey Country of origin New Zealand Distribution New Zealand Standard Donkey & Mule Society of New Zealand Height 91–107 cm (36–42 in)[ 3] : 42 Coat light dun or chocolate, with darker dorsal stripe
The Ponui or Ponui Island Donkey is a breed and feral population of domestic donkey from Ponui Island , in the Hauraki Gulf off New Zealand. It is the only feral donkey in New Zealand. It may also be called the New Zealand Donkey .[ 3] : 42
History
Frederick Chamberlin bought Ponui Island from the New Zealand government in 1854.[ 4] New South Wales , and a feral population established itself. The Ponui Island Donkey now has formal breed status,[ 5] [ 2] Donkey & Mule Society of New Zealand . The Ponui is listed as 'rare' by the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand ;[ 2] DAD-IS database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations .[ 6]
Characteristics
The Ponui donkey is docile and sturdy. It stands about 1 metre at the withers. It is usually light dun in colour, but may be chocolate; broken-coloured donkeys cannot be registered.[ 7]
See also
References
^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources , annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ISBN 9789251057629 . Archived 23 June 2020.
^ a b c Ponui Donkeys: A Rare Breed of New Zealand Origin . Rare Breeds Conservation Society of New Zealand. Accessed July 2014.^ a b Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding ISBN 9781780647944 .
^ Chamberlin, Frederick, b. 1826: An account of my proceedings since my arrival in New Zealand in 1853, with a diary (catalogue entry). Auckland War Memorial Museum Library – Te Pataka Matapuna. Archived 14 July 2014.^ Heaven: a jack and several jennys , catalogue entry for: Alex Stone (2013). Heaven: a jack and several jennys. Gulf News , 21 March 2013. p. 18 . Library of New Zealand – Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. Accessed July 2014.^ New Zealand: Ass: Warning: No breeds found . Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2022.^ Rules for the Ponui Island Donkey register . Donkey & Mule Society of New Zealand. Archived 14 July 2014.
