The zoo is accused of trying to fool visitors by painting zebra stripes onto a donkey, but the zoo director insists the animal is the real thing.

A visitor said several things about the animal made him suspicious. The black paint had melted on the donkey's face and the ears didn't look like the right size for a zebra.

“We found that painting zebra-like stripes on domesticated cows can decrease the incidence of biting flies landing on individuals by 50%,” the researchers reported.

See pictures of the "zebra" in the video aboveIt gives new meaning to the phrase "a wolf in sheep's clothing." Or in this case, a donkey in zebra stripes.A zoo in Cairo, Egypt, has been accused of ...

A zoo in Cairo, Egypt, has been accused of trying to fool visitors by painting zebra stripes onto a donkey, but the zoo director insists the animal is the real thing.

A zoo in Cairo, Egypt, has been accused of trying to fool visitors by painting zebra stripes onto a donkey, but the zoo director insists the animal is the real thing. Mahmoud Sarhan, 18, said he ...

A zoo in Cairo, Egypt, has been accused of trying to fool visitors by painting zebra stripes onto a donkey, but the zoo director insists the animal is the real thing.