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Eeyore, world's oldest living donkey at 54 ?

By T.K. Randall
January 26, 2011 · Comment icon 14 comments

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Eeyore the donkey is something of a rarity - at 54 he is thought to be the world's oldest living donkey.
Born in 1957 he now holds a Guiness World Record for his longevity, donkeys usually live only 25-30 years. He's looked after by animal lover Selwyn Demmy who runs an animal sanctuary in Cheshire.
He was born the same year Tommy Steele was topping the charts and the Russians sent Sputnik into space. Like his famous namesake, he's been around for donkey's years - but at the age of 54, Eeyore is being hailed as the oldest living donkey in the world.


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (14)




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Comment icon #5 Posted by Twinkle Arora is back 13 years ago
Awwww! Poor Eeyore.. Not easy to outlive our friends.. =( "They got on like a house on fire but sadly Buttons, who was 22, passed away just this week, so once again Eeyore was left on his own" "'It was such a shame when Buttons died. Eeyore has now lost three llamas." Maybe this donkey is just eating the life of his friends,, lol,,,,Evil Donkey ,,,,lol just kidding,,,, "At 54 Eeyore is the world's longest lived ass" LOL ! What a sentence ! It really made my day,,,
Comment icon #6 Posted by Coffey 13 years ago
This is the kind of person who deserves a Knight hood and yet footballers get knighted even though they don't actually help anyone..... Nice.
Comment icon #7 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 13 years ago
I think I'll switch to hay and carrots too....... LOL! It's a strict diet though.
Comment icon #8 Posted by Evilution13 13 years ago
Its good that he has other animals to interact with in his twilight years. Awwww, good boy
Comment icon #9 Posted by OverSword 13 years ago
What a great story. Finally I hear of an ass that's older than I am.
Comment icon #10 Posted by Mantis914 13 years ago
He looks pretty spry for his age. I pass a pasture on my way to work each morning and see a little donkey there who never seems to move!
Comment icon #11 Posted by Darkwind 13 years ago
He is the same age as me. I wish I could have a donkey, but I don't think the county would be very happy about it.
Comment icon #12 Posted by HoraceJ 13 years ago
What a lovely man, and a great story. Good new in hard times. Thanks for making my day.
Comment icon #13 Posted by angi chiesa 13 years ago
I gave my donkey and her daughter to this sanctuary. They placed them together as pets in a Bristol mental home.This you may not beleive, a friend asked me what happened to my donkeys. I said they had to go to a mental home.OOOH the poor things.....Well this is a true story
Comment icon #14 Posted by Sevenof Seven 13 years ago
This is a nice story. Maybe he has lived longer because he is happy and well looked after.


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