bray and scarff: Why doesn't a horse bray? They are similar creatures after all. Thanks in advance.|||The Legend of the Donkey鈥檚 Bray; After the Christ child was born long ago in a stable that first Christmas night, An angel warned Joseph to leave Bethlehem and so the whole family took flight. Then, as the three of them journeyed to Egypt, They rested when stars filled the sky. And while they are sleeping, their donkey鈥檚 keen ears Heard King Herod鈥檚 soldiers nearby. He tried very hard to get Joseph awake, but donkeys were mute in those days. Then all of a sudden a miracle happened鈥e let out some great, piercing brays! The family awakened in time to escape and hurriedly slipped out of sight, The donkey was grateful and quite humbled, too, That God chose to use him that night. And still, to this day, the loud piercing bray from a donkey so gentle and mild Reminds us again of that creature鈥檚 devotion and love for the dear Holy Child.|||They are similar but they don't sound alike. Why cant a chimp talk like a human? Its DNA is 98% like humans. Its because their different species and that small difference makes all the differences in its physical characteristics.|||They may be similar but they are not the same. Braying is what the sound of a donkey makes. A horse's sound is called "whinnying".