Donkeys Earning Their Stripes? - Photos of 'Fake Zebras' Go Viral

Images of what Egyptian student Mahmoud Sarhan claims are donkeys that were painted to resemble zebras at Cairo's International Garden municipal park has left social media users scratching their heads.

Egyptian student Mahmoud Sarhan beside what he claims is a donkey painted to resemble a zebra at the International Garden municipal park in Cairo.

"From the first sight, I knew that it was a donkey, not a zebra as I'm an artist I knew the shape of donkeys, Sarhan said.

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