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Egyptian zoo under fire over painted donkey claims

An Egyptian zoo has denied painting stripes on a donkey to pass it off as a zebra. 18-year-old st...
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17.10 27 Jul 2018


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Egyptian zoo under fire over painted donkey claims

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17.10 27 Jul 2018


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An Egyptian zoo has denied painting stripes on a donkey to pass it off as a zebra.

18-year-old student Mahmoud Sarhan said he was at the International Garden in Nasr City, Cairo, when he came across animal.

He posted a photo to Facebook appearing to show the creatures ‘stripes’ smudged right across its face.

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“From the first sight I knew that it was a donkey, not a zebra, as I'm an artist,” he said.

“I know the shape of a donkey and I know the shape of zebras, so it was easy to know.”

Speaking to local radio station Nogoum FM, the zoo’s director Mohamed Sultan, who denied that the animal was a donkey.

However, a number of experts have weighed into the debate since Mr Sarhan’s post last Saturday.

Egyptian news channel eXtranews sent pictures of the animal to a local vet who pointed out that zebras usually have a black nose and mouth area.

The vet also noted that zebra stripes are usually more parallel and consistent than those on the animal in the Cairo zoo.


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