Egyptian Zoo Paints Donkeys to Look Like Zebras
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:37 pm
Only in Egypt. 
Egyptian Zoo Accused of Painting Donkeys to Look Like Zebras
Alan Granville
A zoo in Egypt is facing some questions after a photo emerged of a less-than-stellar looking zebra.
Mahmoud Sarhan posted an image on Facebook with the animal at Cairo's International Garden municipal park, and it has more than a passing resemblance to a donkey. As well as being smaller than usual and with pointy ears, it appears the "zebra" has some black smudges on its face.
The animals are at Cairo's International Garden municipal park.
Sarhan said he was suspicious straight away. "From the first sight, I knew that it was a donkey, not a zebra as I'm an artist I knew the shape of donkeys. I knew the shape of zebras, so it was easy to know."
The zoo director denied the claim though and told a local radio station Nogoum FM the animal was not a fake, reports the BBC.
Donkeys have been painted up to look like zebras before in zoos.
In 2009 zookeepers in Marah Land Zoo, Gaza City put black and white patterns on their donkeys after the original zebras died of hunger when they were neglected during the Israel-Hamas war.
The animals were too expensive to replace, so the keepers decided to paint the donkeys instead.
Photo here: http://www.traveller.com.au/egyptian-zo ... ras-h137h4
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Egyptian Zoo Accused of Painting Donkeys to Look Like Zebras
Alan Granville
A zoo in Egypt is facing some questions after a photo emerged of a less-than-stellar looking zebra.
Mahmoud Sarhan posted an image on Facebook with the animal at Cairo's International Garden municipal park, and it has more than a passing resemblance to a donkey. As well as being smaller than usual and with pointy ears, it appears the "zebra" has some black smudges on its face.
The animals are at Cairo's International Garden municipal park.
Sarhan said he was suspicious straight away. "From the first sight, I knew that it was a donkey, not a zebra as I'm an artist I knew the shape of donkeys. I knew the shape of zebras, so it was easy to know."
The zoo director denied the claim though and told a local radio station Nogoum FM the animal was not a fake, reports the BBC.
Donkeys have been painted up to look like zebras before in zoos.
In 2009 zookeepers in Marah Land Zoo, Gaza City put black and white patterns on their donkeys after the original zebras died of hunger when they were neglected during the Israel-Hamas war.
The animals were too expensive to replace, so the keepers decided to paint the donkeys instead.
Photo here: http://www.traveller.com.au/egyptian-zo ... ras-h137h4
Read more: http://www.traveller.com.au/egyptian-zo ... z5MaU8Ci8e
