Egypt zoo accused of painting donkey to look like a zebra Published duration 26 July 2018

image copyright Mahmoud A Sarhan image caption The zoo has denied that this is a painted donkey

A zoo in Egypt has denied painting black stripes on a donkey to make it 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.

The pictures quickly went viral, with experts weighing in on the species of the animal.

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.

Mr Sarhan told Extranews that the enclosure contained two animals and that both had been painted.

image caption Zebras have black snouts, and smaller ears than donkey

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