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Oatman Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 423 Oatman, Arizona 86433 Phone: 928-768-6222

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Our Oatman Town
Burros

    Our "Wild Burros" are just as stated here...Wild. They come and go as they please. There is usually about a dozen of them that show up in town looking for a handout from the tourists. You are welcome to feed them but please use caution, while they seem tame they are wild and accidents can happen. Carrots can be purchased in several of the local shops, please refrain from feeding them "junk food" such as candy, bread or any other foods that would be considered bad for our burros.

Burro 2 jpg    In the United States the donkey has been used as a beast of burden and for the breeding of mules, which are hybrids produced by mating mares and jackasses. Small donkeys, or burros, played a major role as pack animals in opening up the western United States.

    Scientific classification: Asses belong to the familyBurro 3 jpg Equidae. The African wild ass is classified as Equus asinus, the Asian wild ass as Equus hemionus, the kiang as Equus kiang, and the onager as Equus onager.

    Early 19th century. From Spanish, a back-formation from borrico “donkey,” from late Latin burricus “small horse,” of uncertain origin: perhaps from Germanic.

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Photo taken in May 2004 of one of our New Baby Burros "J.J."

Burro 5 jpg    While there is the few Burros that do come to town regularly the hills surrounding Oatman, Arizona there resides many wild burros that don't come in for the handouts that visiting tourists are so generous in giving our "local beggars".

    These burros are direct decendants from the Gold Miners that brought them to the area as pack animals. Then the coming of World War Two when the gold mines surrounding Oatman and Gold Roads, Arizona was shut down the burros were set free to roam the hills.

    So come and enjoy our "Wild Burros" roaming our streets and please once again use caution and good common sense while feeding and interacting with our burros not only for your safety in mind but the good well being of our burros as well.

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OATMAN-GOLDROAD CHAMBER of COMMERCE
P.O. BOX 423
OATMAN, ARIZONA 86433
Phone: 928-768-6222 ***

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