Bella, Poitou donkeys are simply the best. They are big and robust and so adorable. Their ears are especially cute. So fluffy! I am so happy I got to pet one of those ears during our little photo session 😍
The Poitou donkey (French: Baudet du Poitou) is the largest #donkey in the world and endangered breed named after the #Poitou area (in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region) in western #France. Nowadays, many of them live in zoos. Can you imagine that this #breed has been around since the 10th/11th century!?!
#animal #nature #cutenessoverloadThe third Poitou donkey. His face and the front half is rather dark, from there on the coat becomes lighter. The ears are erect. The ears are erect and particularly fluffy, with long hairs. It trots towards me.
One of the donkeys looks over the back of another donkey directly into the camera.
Lateral close-up of a donkey's face. Its nostrils are white, the rest brown. Around the eye there is a white circle of fur. Its eyelashes are long. The donkey is looking at me. The coat is dense and shaggy.
Lateral close-up of a donkey's face. Its nostrils are white, the rest brown. Around the eye there is a white circle of fur. Its eyelashes are long. This time its eye is closed which makes it look content. The coat is dense and shaggy.
One of the donkeys looks over the back of another donkey directly into the camera. Its head is slightly tilted.