29 August 2024, Saxony, Delitzsch: At the zoo in the northern Saxon city, zoo manager Brit Preisner strokes the four-day-old Austrian-Hungarian Baroque donkey foal "Albin" (r) during their first meeting in the outdoor enclosure, while the six-week-old Austrian-Hungarian white Baroque donkey foal "Aline" (l) tries to wedge out in a donkey-friendly manner. The two donkey foals are the start of a breeding program for the highly endangered rare domestic breed, of which there are only a few hundred left in Europe. The mothers, four-year-old "Sissi" comes from the "Alfsee" ark in Lower Saxony, while three-year-old "Clara" comes from the Köthen zoo in Saxony-Anhalt. The father of the little foals is the donkey stallion "Richard" on loan from the zoo in Bayreuth, Bavaria, who has since moved on to Stralsund Zoo. White donkeys with their blue eyes were bred 400 years ago as luxury and ornamental animals for aristocratic society and were regarded as "bringers of light" and status symbols. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

29 August 2024, Saxony, Delitzsch: At the zoo in the northern Saxon city, the six-week-old Austro-Hungarian Baroque donkey foal "Aline" cautiously approaches the four-day-old Baroque donkey foal "Abin" (l-r) at their first meeting in the outdoor enclosure. The two donkey foals form the beginning of a breeding program for the highly endangered rare domestic breed, of which there are only a few hundred left in Europe. The mothers, four-year-old "Sissi" comes from the "Alfsee" ark in Lower Saxony, while three-year-old "Clara" comes from the Köthen zoo in Saxony-Anhalt. The father of the little foals is the donkey stallion "Richard" on loan from the zoo in Bayreuth, Bavaria, who has since moved on to Stralsund Zoo. White donkeys with their blue eyes were bred 400 years ago as luxury and ornamental animals for aristocratic society and were regarded as "bringers of light" and status symbols. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

29 August 2024, Saxony, Delitzsch: The six-week-old Austro-Hungarian Baroque donkey foal "Aline" is looking for food in the zoo of the city in northern Saxony. Together with the four-day-old Baroque donkey foal "Albin", the two donkey foals form the start of a breeding program for the highly endangered rare domestic breed, of which there are only a few hundred left in Europe. The mothers, four-year-old "Sissi" comes from the "Alfsee" ark in Lower Saxony, while three-year-old "Clara" comes from the Köthen zoo in Saxony-Anhalt. The father of the little foals is the donkey stallion "Richard" on loan from the zoo in Bayreuth, Bavaria, who has since moved on to Stralsund Zoo. White donkeys with their blue eyes were bred 400 years ago as luxury and ornamental animals for aristocratic society and were regarded as "bringers of light" and status symbols. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

29 August 2024, Saxony, Delitzsch: The four-day-old Austro-Hungarian Baroque donkey foal "Albin" drinks with his mother "Sissi" in the zoo of the city in northern Saxony. Together with the six-week-old Baroque donkey foal "Aline", the two donkey foals form the beginning of a breeding program for the highly endangered rare domestic breed, of which there are only a few hundred left in Europe. The mothers, four-year-old "Sissi" comes from the "Alfsee" ark in Lower Saxony, while three-year-old "Clara" comes from the Köthen zoo in Saxony-Anhalt. The father of the little foals is the donkey stallion "Richard" on loan from the zoo in Bayreuth, Bavaria, who has since moved on to Stralsund Zoo. White donkeys with their blue eyes were bred 400 years ago as luxury and ornamental animals for aristocratic society and were regarded as "bringers of light" and status symbols. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

29 August 2024, Saxony, Delitzsch: At the zoo in the northern Saxon city, the six-week-old Austrian-Hungarian white Baroque donkey foal "Aline" (r) and her mother, the donkey mare "Clara", are being pampered by zoo manager Brita Preisner in the outdoor enclosure. The donkey foal, which was nursed back to health after initial problems, and another donkey stallion born four days ago form the start of a breeding program for this highly endangered rare breed of domestic animal, of which there are only a few hundred left in Europe. The mother, four-year-old "Sissi", comes from the "Alfsee" ark in Lower Saxony, while three-year-old "Clara" comes from the Köthen zoo in Saxony-Anhalt. The father of the little foals is the donkey stallion "Richard" on loan from the zoo in Bayreuth, Bavaria, who has since moved on to Stralsund Zoo. White donkeys with their blue eyes were bred 400 years ago as luxury and ornamental animals for aristocratic society and were regarded as "bringers of light" and status symbols. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

29 August 2024, Saxony, Delitzsch: At the zoo in the northern Saxon city, the four-day-old and six-week-old Austrian-Hungarian white Baroque donkey foals "Albin" (left) and "Aline" (right) are pampered with cuddles by zoo manager Brita Preisner when they meet for the first time in the outdoor enclosure. The two donkey foals mark the beginning of a breeding program for this highly endangered rare domestic breed, of which there are only a few hundred left in Europe. The mothers, four-year-old "Sissi" comes from the "Alfsee" ark in Lower Saxony, while three-year-old "Clara" comes from the Köthen zoo in Saxony-Anhalt. The father of the little foals is the donkey stallion "Richard" on loan from the zoo in Bayreuth, Bavaria, who has since moved on to Stralsund Zoo. White donkeys with their blue eyes were bred 400 years ago as luxury and ornamental animals for aristocratic society and were regarded as "bringers of light" and status symbols. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

29 August 2024, Saxony, Delitzsch: At the zoo in the northern Saxon city, the four-day and six-week-old Austrian-Hungarian white Baroque donkey foals "Albin" (r) and "Aline" (l), watched by Albin's mother "Sissi", are pampered with cuddles by zoo manager Brita Preisner when they meet for the first time in the outdoor enclosure. The two donkey foals are the first in a breeding program for the highly endangered rare domestic breed, of which there are only a few hundred left in Europe. The mothers, four-year-old "Sissi" comes from the "Alfsee" ark in Lower Saxony, while three-year-old "Clara" comes from the Köthen zoo in Saxony-Anhalt. The father of the little foals is the donkey stallion "Richard" on loan from the zoo in Bayreuth, Bavaria, who has since moved on to Stralsund Zoo. White donkeys with their blue eyes were bred 400 years ago as luxury and ornamental animals for aristocratic society and were regarded as "bringers of light" and status symbols. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa

29 August 2024, Saxony, Delitzsch: The six-week-old Austro-Hungarian Baroque donkey foal "Aline" is standing in the outdoor enclosure at the zoo in the city in northern Saxony. Together with the four-day-old Baroque donkey foal "Albin", the two donkey foals form the start of a breeding program for the highly endangered rare domestic breed, of which there are only a few hundred left in Europe. The mothers, four-year-old "Sissi" comes from the "Alfsee" ark in Lower Saxony, while three-year-old "Clara" comes from the Köthen zoo in Saxony-Anhalt. The father of the little foals is the donkey stallion "Richard" on loan from the zoo in Bayreuth, Bavaria, who has since moved on to Stralsund Zoo. White donkeys with their blue eyes were bred 400 years ago as luxury and ornamental animals for aristocratic society and were regarded as "bringers of light" and status symbols. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa