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Francis is a Show Me Mule, from the Show Me State of Missouri and is showing me the way to go (via ears). The owner told me it was a first cousin to Francis the Talking Mule, but instead of talking, it uses sign language (ears) to communicate.

Mule information from Wikipedia: A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare). A horse has 64 chromosomes, and a donkey has 62. The mule ends up with 63. Mules can be either male or female, but, because of the odd number of chromosomes, they can't reproduce.

This is a triple threat mule. It is my post for today, my entry for the Animal contest and also a SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES submission. I realize it's only Thursday, but Francis was being stubborn about getting posted today. Look at Francis The Movie. Enjoy.