Calm, hardy, stubborn if handled incorrectly, but loyal and affectionate with kind treatment. Well adapted to the mountain conditions of the Balkans, possesses a strong self-preservation instinct and resistance to extreme weather conditions.
Balkan donkey — one of the smallest and most compact European donkeys. Height at withers 90–110 cm, body length 140–165 cm, live weight 130–220 kg (average 160–190 kg). Build strong, harmonious, with short strong limbs, strong bone and well-developed musculature. Head relatively large, broad, with short blunt square muzzle and broad flat forehead. Ears medium length (190–240 mm), set vertically. Neck short, muscular. Body compact, barrel-shaped, back short, straight or slightly soft. Tail short (35–45 cm without hair) with brush 20–30 cm. Coat short, dense, coarse, with thick undercoat in winter. Allowed colors: dark gray (mouse), gray-brown, black, gray of various shades, reddish-brown — all with black "donkey cross" on the shoulders. White markings highly undesirable. Differs from the base type by smaller size, shorter ears, compact body and from large breeds — smaller size, square head, coarser coat.
Neck length
Worker
birth time
Hot and almost no precipitation
Heavy rains in summer
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
Nostrils count
g
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
summer from pleasant to very hot
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
very heavy rains in summer, almost no precipitation in winter
Maturity
adult
Confidence
About health
milk
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Sofa
Repro interval
results
land coast flooded by tides — salt marshes, littoral zone
summer warm and almost no rain
summer warm, winter not very cold
Eggs count
Sex
very hot and almost no rain
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
rains are very rare, almost a desert
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
alpine meadows and arctic tundra on land
Filters
summer very hot, dry, lots of grass
Warm or hot summer
Sides color
Upcoming birthdays
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Height
Desert and dry shrubs
Age (juvenile)
Very hot and almost dry
Age (from birth to death)
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Age (embryo)
Domestic world
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
dry, cold winter, lots of grass, few trees
Business sausages
Very cold winter and hot summer
Lifespan average
leaves
Eyes diameter
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Nose color
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
very cold winter and very hot summer
Pets
Belly color
Hot steppe
{name} jubilee
cm
Old-timers
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Neck color
Whiskers length
turns
Rascals
terrestrial grassland and steppe
terrestrial intertidal
Flooded grasslands
drink mother's milk in childhood
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Ears width
Litter size
Tropical savanna
Back color
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
alpine and arctic tundra
Where are they found?
Whiskers color
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
training aptitude
Elders
Bro
Taxons
if born as {name}
age
birth date
Palearctic realm
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Head width
The basics
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
Ears length
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
young shoots and leaves of plants
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Gestation
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
{name} birthday
Nearctic realm
Always hot
No results found
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
Torso length
Eyes color
On the map
Female ♀
Cold and almost dry
150 to 300 kilograms, 1.6 – 4 meters
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
lots of grass, few trees, rains occur
Skin color
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
How similar?
live in homes and on farms
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
Torso width
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
Head length
What do they eat?
dry and cold almost all year round
Where do they live?
Ears color
water often floods the land, lots of grass
world of Afrotropics
Temperate mixed forest
Very hot and dry
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
Steppe
Gamers
How are they built?
Temperate steppe
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
very hot during the day, cold at night, almost no rain
terrestrial
Asexual
swap
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Head color
celebrated their {n} birthday
open grassy spaces — steppes, savannas, prairies
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Cold steppe
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
very hot and almost no precipitation
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Nose length
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
very hot and dry, rare rains, cacti live
Observations
◉{N} more on tap