2 pregnant donkeys in a farm park in Dumfries weren’t expected to give birth for another 2 weeks. The farm manager arrived in their enclosure the other day to find a little foal standing between the 2 mums.
It wasn’t clear which donkey was the mother. He then noticed a second foal sadly lying dead nearby. Both donkeys had given birth overnight and both have bonded with the little foal assuming they are the mother. The foal is happily snuggling and feeding from both mums.
A DNA test to confirm the true mother would take 4 weeks so for now they are being left together and closely monitored. The hope is that they’ll remain a happy little family unit of three.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c175j1xjg18o.amp
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