As an example from the story, Walpole recalled how the three princes realized that a mule was blind in its right eye after observing that only the grass on the left side of the road had been eaten.
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Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
The crew began the journey, dodging yaks and mules at 9,337 feet.
And more than 70,000 wild horses and burros now compete with livestock for forage.
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Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
2 Dec. 2025
Saguaro cactuses are a keystone species in the Sonoran desert, but are facing new threats, such as rising temperatures, drought and even predators, like wild burros, that eat nearby shade plants.
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