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οὔτέ γὰρ ὄνον: cf. 28. Aristotle (de G. A. ii. 8, 748 a 25) also says that the ass will not breed in cold countries like Scythia. This is inaccurate, but there is ‘little doubt the ass was first domesticated in Asia’ (E. B.9 ii. 717); and it develops best in warm climates.

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