Bovines are cows, canines are dogs, equines horses, etc. Do you know the species name for donkeys?

[Ron Obvious]

Think about it...

Give up?

It's asinine!

Isn't that great? I don't know why I never knew that before as I studied the Latin in school, but I find that utterly delightful.

Or was I the only one who didn't know that?

[underpants]

1. Vegetarians eat vegetables

What do humanitarians eat?

[DetlefK]

3. Oh, the humanity!

[Ron Obvious]

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[underpants]

5. Imagine my surprise

when I found out they don't use babies to make baby oil and Girl Scout cookies have no Girl Scouts in them.

[shraby]

6. How about the tuna with bees and mermaids on them?

I feel sorry for newbies to the who don't know much about reading and the language trying to find tuna fish at the store.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Equus africanus asinus, by cracky!

Most stubborn creature on god's green earth. Ornery cusses too. Animal after my own heart.

[Wawannabe]

8. Married one!

That is all.

[rock]

7. You may enjoy taking a peek at this

http://www.davekoelle.com/animal_terms.html

[Ron Obvious]

9. Thanks for that.

Aquiline is a word I've come across quite a bit, usually followed by 'features', describing a person. So now we know they look like an eagle (though presumably from the side and not the front), and a Columbine is a dove -- wow!

Amusingly your link has the letters 'CK' in its browser tab and it's right next to the DU tab from this site, making "DUCK" (or anatine, but I knew that one).

[rock]

11. LOL DU-CK

I used to think that "unguine" meant "pig", now I know it's "porcine"!

[left-of-center2012]

10. Apparently it's not 'asinine'

"The donkey or ass (Equus africanus asinus) ... " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey#Scientific_and_common_names

"Donkey Fact Scientific Name: Equus Asinus" https://a-z-animals.com/animals/donkey/

“Domestic Donkey & African Wild Ass (Equus asinus)” http://library.sandiegozoo.org/factsheets/donkey/donkey.htm#taxonomy

[Ron Obvious]

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[left-of-center2012]

13. Do you know the species name for donkeys?

Equus asinus