Pictures of a donkey adorned with black and white patterns – similar to that of a zebra have gone viral. Many are speculating that the Egyptian zoo where the picture was taken had painted several donkeys to appear as zebras.
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A donkey that was painted to appear to be a zebra…All That Is Interesting
Mahmoud Sarhan, a student, uploaded pictures of the animal on Facebook after going to Cairo’s International Garden municipal park.
Sarhan iterated that two additional animals within the same enclosure were also painted.
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An animal at International Gardens park in Cairo, Mahmoud Sarhan at the right…BBC
Mohammed Sultan, the zoo director was adamant that the animal in the viral image is not a fake.
A vet contacted by Extranews.tv explained that a zebra’s snout is black with consistent and parallel stripes.
Could this be a new breed of Zebra bearing donkey features?