An elk herd roams the sprawling oak savannas of Northern California with a member who isn’t an elk at all. His name is Diesel, and he is a donkey. The story about how an unassuming pack animal became something approaching a hoofed Tarzan started hundreds of miles away, involved a decades-old federal program and required […]
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A pet donkey disappeared in California five years ago. He’s been spotted living with a herd of wild elk
When Diesel the donkey ran away on a hike near his home outside Sacramento, California, five years ago, his owners assumed the worst. “He’s not aggressive, he’s a lover,” Terrie Drewry told CNN affiliate KOVR in 2019, days after Diesel’s great escape. “But right now, he’s scared.” Years passed without a sign of life from […]
Lost Donkey Seen Living With Elk Herd 5 Years Later: ‘Living His Best Life’
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Dover donkey and cat are running be Cadbury bunny: ‘Don’t underestimate the under-donkey’
In 2021, Lacy Geisler saw a post on social media that the candy company Cadbury was seeking entries in a contest to pick an animal to star in its Easter-themed commercials featuring non-rabbits posing as bunnies. So, she entered Sheldon, her miniature donkey. She submitted photos and Sheldon passed the first round, requiring her to […]
‘Brutal’ donkey skin trade banned by the African Union
Animal welfare charities have welcomed an Africa-wide ban on the controversial donkey skin trade. It will make it illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin in 55 countries across the continent. Demand for the animals’ skins is fuelled by the popularity of an ancient Chinese medicine called Ejiao, traditionally made from donkey hides. African state […]
Donkey cart loaded with explosives kills a police officer and critically injures 4 others in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb blew up at a checkpoint on the Kenya-Somalia border Thursday, killing one Kenyan police officer and critically wounding four others, authorities said. A Kenyan police report seen by The Associated Press said the cart pulled by two donkeys and ridden by one man […]
Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Ride Actually Goes Off the Rails
At Universal Studios Japan, Super Nintendo World’s “jumping” Donkey Kong ride puts visitors in the mine-cart action of the video game, broken tracks and all. That’s right, you’ll be experiencing a very realistic simulation of being in Kong’s cart and jumping onto a completely different rail on this coaster set to open at Universal Studios […]
Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Ride Actually Goes Off the Rails
At Universal Studios Japan, Super Nintendo World’s “jumping” Donkey Kong ride puts visitors in the mine-cart action of the video game, broken tracks and all. That’s right, you’ll be experiencing a very realistic simulation of being in Kong’s cart and jumping onto a completely different rail on this coaster set to open at Universal Studios […]
After 5 years in court, Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong and other arcade records are back thanks in part to a doctor’s note that says nobody can prove he cheated
Billy Mitchell, the arcade gamer known for achievements in titles like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong, has had several records reinstated by the Twin Galaxies database after reaching a settlement in a defamation lawsuit that’s been ongoing since 2019. In 2018, Twin Galaxies began investigating claims that Billy Mitchell’s personal record (which, it should be noted, […]
Four donkey foals thrive in sanctuary home after rescue of abandoned mares
Four donkey foals born after their malnourished mothers were rescued from an abandoned herd are now thriving at their sanctuary home. Tweety, Milana, Sora and Bluebird have become part of the family at Donkey Sanctuary Ireland in Mallow, Co Cork less than a year after the discovery of the badly neglected group of donkeys in […]