Imposter zebras and the case of Baanksy the painting sheep

Published on

17 February 2025

A zoo in China has had to apologise for deceiving visitors. Zookeepers made the decision to paint donkeys black and white and show them off as zebras.

A zoo allegedly painted donkeys black and white to look like zebras. Credit: NY Post

The curious case of Baanksy the painting sheep

We recently reported on a sanctuary for rescued farm animals in Franschhoek that’s offering a reward of R1.2 million, after one of its sheep named Baanksy went missing. There’s a lot of speculation about what happened but the search continues.

We continue to hope for Baanksy’s safe return.

Franschhoek Police detectives are probing a case of stock theft after the world’s only painting sheep has gone missing. Farm Sanctuary SA, which is home to “Banksy” is offering a reward of R1.2 million. #smile904fmnews : supplied pic.twitter.com/T68I15QACT

— Smile90.4 FM (@Smile904FM) February 13, 2025

Phil de Lange

Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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