Egypt zoo accused of painting donkey to look like a zebra

[muriel_volestrangler]

A zoo in Egypt has denied painting a donkey black and white to look like a zebra after a photo of the animal appeared online.

Student Mahmoud Sarhan put the images on Facebook after visiting Cairo's International Garden municipal park.

Aside from its small size and pointy ears, there were also black smudges on its face.
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A vet contacted by local news group Extranews.tv said that a zebra's snout is black, while its stripes are more consistent and parallel.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-44968509

The 2 true zebras shown are also black around the eyes, though I don't know if that's universal. The zoo's stripes around the muzzle look particularly unconvincing.

[yonder]

1. That's nothing.

Over here we have a guy who paints himself orange, combs whats left of his hair funny and wears schlumpy clothes to look like an idiot. And he's not even in a zoo.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. "When you hear hoofbeats, think "horses," not "zebras." NT

[Haggis for Breakfast]

10. YOU went to Medical school

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. No. I'm merely familiar with the expression.

Good morning. Thank you for the post.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. A victim of graffiti.

[lapfog_1]

4. no... giraffiti.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. lol. Point taken.

[rocktivity]

6. Meanwhile, in Australia

rocktivity

[secondwind]

7. That poor animal, he looks soooo miserable.

[Bayard]

8. Obvious donkey ears

And the paint is smudged.

[brush]

9. The ears seem to be the giveaway.