Donkey

Donkeys are tameable herbivores with a medium movement speed. A Donkey will increase the carrying capacity of any caravan it's part of by 52.5 kg. Donkeys are the second-fastest pack animal, outpaced only by horses.

Obtaining

Donkeys can be found in Arid Shrubland, Temperate Forest and Tropical Rainforest. They can either be tamed by a handler or self-tame in a random event.

Donkeys can be bought and sold in other faction bases and from bulk goods traders. Donkeys purchased from traders will be already tamed.

Analysis

Compared to horses, donkeys have lower caravan capacity and lower caravan speed bonus when being ridden. However, they are easier to tame, consume somewhat less food, and reach maturity faster.

Training

This animal can be trained as follows:

Guard:
Attack:
Rescue:
Haul:

*As of version 1.1.2610, all animals can be tamed. The percentage of likelihood of success depends on factors such as the Animals Wildness Percentage, Pawn Handling Skill, and others. More information can be found on the animals page.

Health

Body part	Health
Head	36
Skull	36
Brain	15
Nose	15
Neck	36
Jaw	29
Eye ^[1] (left, right)	15
Ear (left, right)	15
Body	58
Kidney^[2] (left, right)	22
Lung^[2] (left, right)	22
Liver^[2]	29
Heart^[2]	22
Spine^[2]	36
Stomach^[2]	29
Limbs (left, right, fore, hind)	44
Appendage (left, right, fore, hind)	29

↑ Located inside of Head.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Located inside of Body.

Trivia

Prior to 1.3, donkeys were the only pack animal with a low wildness rating, arguably making them the best as they did not require periodic retaming by handlers.

Version history

1.1.0 - Added as part of the integration of the Vanilla Animals Expanded - Livestock mod into the basegame.
1.1.2559 - Decrease minimum comfortable temperature
1.2 - carrying capacity (in a caravan) reduced from 70kg to 52.5kg.
1.3 - no longer trainable

Animals