Donkeys from Greece

Postcard ID: GR-40220
Country: Greece

This cute donkey came to me from hot Greece. A sender wrote that in Greece donkeys are used as a transportation way (only in graphic islands) and this is the meaning of this card :)

Actually, donkey is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae. The donkey has been used as a working animal for at least 5000 years. There are more than 40 million donkeys in the world, mostly in underdeveloped countries, where they are used principally as draught or pack animals. Working donkeys are often associated with those living at or below subsistence levels. Small numbers of donkeys are kept for breeding or as pets in developed countries.

Here is an amazing Greek stamp (without donkeys):