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Related: About this forumEgypt zoo accused of painting donkey to look like a zebra
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
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.
...
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.
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Egypt zoo accused of painting donkey to look like a zebra (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2018
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yonder
(9,674 posts)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
(57,600 posts)2. "When you hear hoofbeats, think "horses," not "zebras." NT
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)10. YOU went to Medical school
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,600 posts)11. No. I'm merely familiar with the expression.
Good morning. Thank you for the post.
Arkansas Granny
(31,528 posts)3. A victim of graffiti.
lapfog_1
(29,223 posts)4. no... giraffiti.
Arkansas Granny
(31,528 posts)5. lol. Point taken.
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)6. Meanwhile, in Australia
rocktivity
secondwind
(16,903 posts)7. That poor animal, he looks soooo miserable.
Bayard
(22,149 posts)8. Obvious donkey ears
And the paint is smudged.
brush
(53,850 posts)9. The ears seem to be the giveaway.