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Egypt zoo accused of painting donkey to look like a zebra [View all]
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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