Posted on 10/15/2019 5:37:44 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
From Winnie the Pooh to Shrek, donkeys have appeared as quirky, loyal sidekicks in films and children's books for decades.
Often cast as unassuming, stubborn and sometimes a little dimwitted, donkeys have a rich history as the real-life heroes of agriculture, town planning and religion.
And if you look closely, all donkeys across the world, whether they are grazing in pastures or gracing the big screen, share one mysterious feature — they have a dark cross on their backs, running down their spines and across their shoulders.
"They've all got them, even the dark ones. If you shaved their fur, you would find the cross on their skin," Western Australia Donkey Society president Dawn Maton said.
(Excerpt) Read more at abc.net.au ...
Yes, I admit it. The Headline made me look.
Whom
Also a donkey carried Mary to Bethlehem and the Holy Family to Egypt to escape Herod the Great.
WOW - thats a gorgeous zebra!
I think it’s real.
We have a donkey that, with the right cropping, looks like it has one of those old monochrome pictures of Stalin on it’s flank. LOL!
Can you do a comparison between a shoebill pelican and Brennan. There’s another lookalike.
Try this.The Donkey
BY G. K. CHESTERTON
When fishes flew and forests walked
And figs grew upon thorn,
Some moment when the moon was blood
Then surely I was born.
With monstrous head and sickening cry
And ears like errant wings,
The devil’s walking parody
On all four-footed things.
The tattered outlaw of the earth,
Of ancient crooked will;
Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,
I keep my secret still.
Fools! For I also had my hour;
One far fierce hour and sweet:
There was a shout about my ears,
And palms before my feet.
When I was a kid in Kingman Arizona the donkeys would come up to our backyard and I noticed the cross then.
Rockin’ QS Ranch used to be in its heyday a small horse, and donkey ranch in Riverside, California. Only one older horse, and old us left now.
We really enjoyed our Donkeys. Pure love. Donkeys know how to play, and have fun. Knowing Donkeys is knowing love. Great little critters. If we weren’t so damned old we’d have more.
One of my very favorite poems.
Gilbert Keith rocks - thanks.
If you look a little further toward the back of a donkey, you can just make out Adam Schiff. He’s the one with the pucker.
rwood
Now that is cool!!!
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