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Donkey

2022-06-08T19:24:13Z

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[[File:Donkey.jpg|right|240px]]
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The '''donkey''' or '''ass''' is a domesticated member of the [[horse]] family.

==Physical characteristics==
Donkeys vary considerably in size, depending on breed and management. The height at the [[wikipedia:withers|withers]] ranges from 80 to 160cm, and the weight from 80 to 480kg. Donkeys have a lifespan of 30 to 50 years.<ref name=alberta>{{cite web|url= http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex598 |title=The Donkey |publisher= Government of Alberta: Agriculture and Rural Development|date= 1990-11-01 |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref>

Donkeys are adapted to marginal desert lands, and have many traits that are unique to the species as a result. Wild donkeys live separated from each other, unlike tight wild and feral horse herds, and in the wild, asses can reach top speeds equalling [[zebra]]s and even most [[horse]]s. Donkeys have developed very loud vocalizations, which help keep in contact with other donkeys over the wide spaces of the desert. The best-known call is referred to as a "bray," which can be heard for over three kilometers. Donkeys in the wild can defend themselves with a powerful kick of their hind legs as well as by biting and striking with their front hooves.

==Terminology==
A [[male]] donkey or ass is called a '''jack''', a [[female]] a '''jenny''', and an offspring less than one year old a '''foal''' (male: '''colt''', female: '''filly''').

===Hybrids===
A '''mule''' is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. The much rarer successful mating of a male horse and a female donkey produces a '''hinny'''. The offspring of a zebra-donkey cross is called a '''zonkey''', '''zebroid''', '''zebrass''', or '''zedonk''';<ref name=zorse>{{cite web|url=http://www.lovelongears.com/zorse.html |title=American Donkey and Mule Society: Zebra Hybrids |publisher=Lovelongears.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref> '''"zebra mule"''' is an older term, but still used in some regions today. The foregoing terms generally refer to hybrids produced by breeding a male zebra to a female donkey. '''Zebra hinny''', '''donkra''', '''zebret''' and '''zebrinny''' all refer to the cross of a female zebra with a male donkey.

==Behaviour==
Donkeys have a notorious reputation for stubbornness, but this has been attributed to a much stronger sense of "self preservation" than exhibited by horses.<ref name=abc>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/creaturefeatures/facts/donkeys.htm |title=ABC.net.au |publisher=ABC.net.au |date=2003-05-19 |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref> Likely based on a stronger prey instinct and a weaker connection with man, it is considerably more difficult to force or frighten a donkey into doing something it perceives to be dangerous for whatever reason.

==Anthropomorphism==
[[File:Donkey shrek.JPG|thumb|right|"Donkey" from the ''Shrek'' films]]
===Classical literature===
*In ''The Golden Ass'' by [[wikipedia:Apuleius|Lucius Apuleius Platonicus]], the narrator is turned into a donkey by mistake and spends most of the novel in that shape.
*In Shakespeare's ''[[wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', the character Bottom has his head turned into that of a donkey.
*In ''[[wikipedia:The Adventures of Pinocchio|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'', naughty boys turn into donkeys and are sold off into hard labour.

===Other literature===
*[[wikipedia:Eeyore|Eeyore]], the gloomy donkey from A.A. Milne's "Winnie-the-Pooh" books, and later in film and television adaptions and spin-off works.
*[[wikipedia:Benjamin (Animal Farm)|Benjamin]], the skeptical donkey from George Orwell's ''[[Animal Farm]]''.
*[[wikipedia:Puzzle (Narnia)|Puzzle]] in C. S. Lewis's ''[[wikipedia:The Last Battle|The Last Battle]]''.

===Film===
*[[wikipedia:Donkey (Shrek)|"Donkey"]], voiced by Eddie Murphy, in the [[animation|animated]] movie ''[[wikipedia:Shrek|Shrek]]'' and its sequels.

== References ==
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==See also==
*[[:Category:Donkey characters|Donkey characters]]

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Donkey

2022-06-08T19:20:14Z

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[[File:Donkey.jpg|right|240px]]
{{species}}
The '''donkey''' or '''ass''' is a domesticated member of the [[horse]] family.

==Physical characteristics==
Donkeys vary considerably in size, depending on breed and management. The height at the [[wikipedia:withers|withers]] ranges from 80 to 160cm, and the weight from 80 to 480kg. Donkeys have a lifespan of 30 to 50 years.<ref name=alberta>{{cite web|url= http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex598 |title=The Donkey |publisher= Government of Alberta: Agriculture and Rural Development|date= 1990-11-01 |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref>

Donkeys are adapted to marginal desert lands, and have many traits that are unique to the species as a result. Wild donkeys live separated from each other, unlike tight wild and feral horse herds, and in the wild, asses can reach top speeds equalling [[zebra]]s and even most [[horse]]s. Donkeys have developed very loud vocalizations, which help keep in contact with other donkeys over the wide spaces of the desert. The best-known call is referred to as a "bray," which can be heard for over three kilometers. Donkeys in the wild can defend themselves with a powerful kick of their hind legs as well as by biting and striking with their front hooves.

==Terminology==
A [[male]] donkey or ass is called a '''jack''', a [[female]] a '''jenny''', and an offspring less than one year old a '''foal''' (male: '''colt''', female: '''filly''').

===Hybrids===
A '''mule''' is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. The much rarer successful mating of a male horse and a female donkey produces a '''hinny'''. The offspring of a zebra-donkey cross is called a '''zonkey''', '''zebroid''', '''zebrass''', or '''zedonk''';<ref name=zorse>{{cite web|url=http://www.lovelongears.com/zorse.html |title=American Donkey and Mule Society: Zebra Hybrids |publisher=Lovelongears.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref> '''"zebra mule"''' is an older term, but still used in some regions today. The foregoing terms generally refer to hybrids produced by breeding a male zebra to a female donkey. '''Zebra hinny, '''donkra''', '''zebret''' and '''zebrinny''' all refer to the cross of a female zebra with a male donkey.

==Behaviour==
Donkeys have a notorious reputation for stubbornness, but this has been attributed to a much stronger sense of "self preservation" than exhibited by horses.<ref name=abc>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/creaturefeatures/facts/donkeys.htm |title=ABC.net.au |publisher=ABC.net.au |date=2003-05-19 |accessdate=2010-09-14}}</ref> Likely based on a stronger prey instinct and a weaker connection with man, it is considerably more difficult to force or frighten a donkey into doing something it perceives to be dangerous for whatever reason.

==Anthropomorphism==
[[File:Donkey shrek.JPG|thumb|right|"Donkey" from the ''Shrek'' films]]
===Classical literature===
*In ''The Golden Ass'' by [[wikipedia:Apuleius|Lucius Apuleius Platonicus]], the narrator is turned into a donkey by mistake and spends most of the novel in that shape.
*In Shakespeare's ''[[wikipedia:A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', the character Bottom has his head turned into that of a donkey.
*In ''[[wikipedia:The Adventures of Pinocchio|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'', naughty boys turn into donkeys and are sold off into hard labour.

===Other literature===
*[[wikipedia:Eeyore|Eeyore]], the gloomy donkey from A.A. Milne's "Winnie-the-Pooh" books, and later in film and television adaptions and spin-off works.
*[[wikipedia:Benjamin (Animal Farm)|Benjamin]], the skeptical donkey from George Orwell's ''[[Animal Farm]]''.
*[[wikipedia:Puzzle (Narnia)|Puzzle]] in C. S. Lewis's ''[[wikipedia:The Last Battle|The Last Battle]]''.

===Film===
*[[wikipedia:Donkey (Shrek)|"Donkey"]], voiced by Eddie Murphy, in the [[animation|animated]] movie ''[[wikipedia:Shrek|Shrek]]'' and its sequels.

== References ==
<references/>

==See also==
*[[:Category:Donkey characters|Donkey characters]]

{{wikipedia|Donkey}}
[[Category:Equine species]]
[[it:Asino]]
[[ru:Ослы]]

Spider-Ham

2022-06-08T10:48:32Z

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[[File:Spiderham12.png|right|175px]]
'''Spider-Ham''' (real name '''Peter Porker'''), is an [[anthropomorphic]] [[pig]] [[character]] who is the [[funny animal]] parody version of [[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics']] popular [[Wikipedia:Spider-Man|Spider-Man]] character, created by [[Wikipedia:Tom DeFalco|Tom DeFalco]], Larry Hama and Mark Armstrong.

His first appearance was in the 1983 one-shot humor comic book ''Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham'' #1, which was then followed by an ongoing bimonthly series, ''Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham''. The series lasted 17 issues, all of which were published under Marvel's Star Comics imprint. He primarily exists on Earth-8311, which was a universe populated by other anthropomorphic animal parody versions of Marvel heroes and villains.<ref name="Time">{{cite news|title= Top 10 Oddest Marvel Characters|work= Time|date=2009-09-03|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2009/09/02/top-10-oddest-marvel-characters/slide/spider-ham/|access-date=2010-03-04}}</ref>

== Background history ==

Spider-Ham was born a [[spider]] who lived in May Porker's basement, but one of her inventions went wrong, and was bitten by her, transforming him into an anthro pig himself, although still with the abilities of a spider. It's never established whether he is still a spider with the limitations of a pig or a pig with the proportionate strength and agility of a spider.

Spider-Ham begins to fight injustice and the occasional funny animal villain parodied of existing Marvel villains, such as Ducktor Doom, often alongside funny animal versions of Marvel heroes, such as Captain Americat and Hulk-Bunny. Another one of his enemies includes Venom-Ham, also known as Pork Grind, who is an animal version of Venom whom he also fights among others that are also animal versions of Marvel villains.

== Comic issues ==
[[File:Spider-Ham variant cover of ASM 528.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Variant cover to Amazing Spider-Man #528, by Mike Wieringo.]]
The Spider-Ham series also included back up strips featuring such characters as Deerdevil ([[Wikipedia:Daredevil (Marvel Comics)|Daredevil]]), Goose Rider ([[Wikipedia:Ghost Rider (comics)|Ghost Rider]]) and the Fantastic Fur (the [[Wikipedia:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]]).

Some of these back-ups were contradictory, presenting different anthropomorphic versions of characters in different stories, such as two [[Wikipedia:Namor|Namor]] counterparts: the Sub-Merchandiser (a [[dog]]) and the Sub-Marsupial (possibly a [[Wikipedia:Wombat|wombat]]).

However, the Asinine Torch (a [[donkey]]) that appeared in a story with the Sub-Marsupial and the Fantastic Fur's Simian Torch are not two variants of the Fantastic Four's [[Wikipedia:Human Torch|Human Torch]]; since he was depicted as elderly in the 1980s, and referred to as an "old sparring partner" of the Sub-Marsupial's, he was obviously a counterpart to the [[Wikipedia:Human Torch (android)|Golden Age Human Torch]].

== Back into the mainstream ==

The character faded into cult status, alongside other funny animal super-heroes, such as DC's [[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew]]. Until recently, the Marvel crew decided to give Spider-Ham another chance.

Returning triumphantly in 2005 by popular demand in a poll in variant cover art for Amazing Spider-Man #528 by artists Mike Wieringo and Karl Kesel, Spider-Man Family #1 featured a sixteen-page Spider-Girl story, in which May Parker (Peter Parker's daughter) watches a DVD showing a small portion of a fictional Spider-Ham animated series, discovering that it was created by one of Spider-Man's enemies, Jack O'Lantern. Also in the issue, there was a reprint of ''Marvel Tails'' #1.

Finally, after a nearly 20 year hiatus of Spider-Ham stories, in January 2007, J. Michael Straczynski authored the ''Ultimate Civil War Spider-Ham'' one-shot, featuring Spider-Ham's attempt to find his missing "thought balloons" against a [[Wikipedia:Civil War (comic book)|Civil War]] parody.

In the 2019 comic, Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle, Spider-Ham and Venom-Ham are also featured.

==In other media==

===Television===
* In the animated series ''[[W:Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', Spider-Ham appears in two forms.
** In the season one episode "Run Pig Run", Loki gives Spider-Man an enchanted hot dog by disguising himself as a hot dog vendor that turns him into an anthropomorphic pig resembling Spider-Ham on the day of Asgardsreia, a holiday where Asgardians go on a day long hunt which ends at sundown, as payback for foiling a previous scheme of his. With the help of Thor, Phil Coulson, Nick Fury, and his fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. trainees, "Spider-Ham" evades the Executioner and his Asgardian hunters until he turns back to normal at the end.
** Spider-Ham proper later appears in the multi-part episodes in seasons three and four, voiced by Benjamin Diskin. This version of Peter Porker was a pig who got his powers from a spider that fell into his Aunt May's vitamin pancake batter and transferred said vitamins and powers to him, turning him into Spider-Ham. He used his powers for good and even joined his world's Avengers, but J. Jonah Jackal turned the public against him and forced him to quit. In the episode "The Spider-Verse" Pt. 2, Spider-Man encounters him while he is relaxing on his farm. With his encouragement, Porker decides to become Spider-Ham once again and help him fight the Green Goblin. Following the battle, Iron-Mouse, who is Iron Man's animal counterpart, offers Spider-Ham a spot on the Avengers again, which he accepts. In "The Spider-Verse" Pt. 4, Spider-Ham joins forces with a group of alternate reality Spider-Men to help Spider-Man defeat the Spider-Goblin and Electro. In "Return to the Spider-Verse" Pt. 1, Spider-Ham ends up in Peter Parker's living room due to the effects of the shattered Siege Perilous. In "Return to the Spider-Verse" Pt. 4, Spider-Ham is captured by Wolf Spider, who seeks to drain all of his multiversal counterparts' life forces, before Spider-Man defeats Wolf Spider.

* He has also appeared in ''Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones'' and ''Treachery at Twilight'', which are series based on the toy line, as well as the web-series ''Marvel TL;DR''.

===Film===
* Spider-Ham appears in ''[[W:Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'', voiced by John Mulaney. This version follows similar cartoon animal behavior as seen in cartoons from the golden age of American animation and bears a resemblance to [[Porky Pig]] from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' franchise. Additionally, Spider-Ham's origin remains the same and he seems to be aware of the fact that anthropomorphic animals are not common in other universes. He arrives in Miles Morales' universe along with Spider-Man Noir and Peni Parker due to the Kingpin's machinations before teaming up with them, Morales, Peter B. Parker, and Spider-Gwen to get back to their respective home universes; using his unique skill set to fight off the Kingpin's henchmen along the way. Before returning home to his own universe, he leaves his cartoon mallet with Morales as a keepsake.
* In the prequel short ''[[W:Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham|Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham]]'', which is part of the home release of that film, when he is about to enjoy a hot dog, he gets kidnapped by Doctor Crawdaddy. He battles and defeats him in his typical cartoonish fashion until an interdimensional portal appears and affects him and his surroundings in a manner similar to the ''Looney Tunes'' short ''Duck Amuck'' before whisking him away, leading into his appearance in the film when he gets sucked into it and his hot dog pops out of it.

===In video games===

Spider-Ham also made appearances in video games, like ''Spider-Man Unlimited'', ''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'', ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time'', ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Marvel Contest of Champions'', ''Marvel Heroes'', ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2'', ''Spider-Geddon'', ''Super Hero Squad Online'', ''Marvel Avengers Academy'', ''Marvel Puzzle Quest'' and ''Marvel Contest of Champions'' in one of the quests, which is Back on the Air.

== See also ==

* [[W:Spider-Ham|Spider-Ham]] on [[Wikipedia]]

==References==
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==External links==

* [http://www.toonopedia.com/spidrham.htm Spider-Ham] on [[Toonopedia]]
* [http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/title/peter_porker.html Peter Porker] on [[SpiderFan.org]]
* [http://www.comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=9624 Spider-Ham] on [[ComicBookDB.com]]

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