Nicola shared this clip where a donkey gets introduced to a mare for the first time. The donkey, brimming with social energy, ...

But when it’s time for a donkey to go into labor things move pretty fast. You can tell when a mare is about to go into labor by the way she behaves.

For hours after the donkey is born, mares will lick their babies clean and make sure they are taken care of. Then the foal will try to stand up on their own and nurse.