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Donkey Kong's 'Donkey' was a Japanese mistranslation of "stubborn". The name was intended to convey "stubborn ape".
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donkeys can be used to guard livestock from coyotes and wolves. They instinctively attack, by biting and kicking and if they get the chance they will even kill.
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The donkey came to represent the Democratic Party in 1828, when opponents of Andrew Jackson nicknamed him Andrew Jack-ass. Rather than reject this image, Jackson incorporated the donkey into his campaign posters.
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