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Donkeys, including a couple, Clyde and Opal, patrol the vineyards to fend off coyotes, while chickens and sheep rotate through the rows, and hawks and owls are nurtured to deter rodents.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Donkeys hauling carts plodded along dusty streets, and schoolgirls in headscarves and long, old-fashioned coats huddled to gossip.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

The Times investigation comes after a similar sting operation set up by Led By Donkeys, a political campaign group.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023

Donkeys were traded northwest into today’s Sudan and onward into Egypt, trotting out of Africa around 5,000 years ago, and splitting off to Asia and Europe some 500 years later.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

No use, no use," he murmurs, but the Maskil has got on to the table and calls out: "Donkeys!

From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb