The female donkey is called Jenny or jennet. So the next time you see a female donkey approaching, you do not need to say, "oh wow, look at that female donkey." You just look and say, "Jenny is approaching us." The donkey, which is also referred to as ass with the scientific name Equus Africanus asinus, is a domestic animal and a member of the horse family scientifically called Equidae.
The donkey has a wild animal as an ancestor, it is called the African wild ass, and it has the scientific name, E. African us. For thousands of years, the donkey has been in use as a working animal. We have over forty million donkeys in existence all over the world.
The bulk of their populace is in underdeveloped countries, where they are used mainly as draught or pack animals. Small numbers of donkeys are kept for breeding or as pets in developed countries.