Back in 2019, David Drewry’s donkey, Diesel, got startled and the animal ran off. 5 years later, it seems Diesel has made a good life for himself. A man recently spotted a herd of elk that appears to have adopted the lost donkey.
Max Fennell, a professional triathlete, posted a video to his Instagram account showing a herd of elk across a field. But among those things is not like the other. In fact, as Fennell zooms in, it becomes clear that one of the animals is actually a donkey.
“I simply identified these elk,” Fennell states in the video, “and there’s a donkey with them!”
While Fennell didn’t know it at the time, he ‘d discovered Diesel the lost donkey, who avoided his human in 2019. Diesel’s owner, Drewry, talked about Fennell’s Instagram post, stating: “That remains in truth Diesel. He got away from me while packing out there 5 years back. It was heartbreaking at the time. Thankful to see he is helping the heard [sic] grow.”
See the elk herd that embraced a lost donkey here:
Fennell calls the find “wild” and states: “I can’t get over seeing it and I’m impressed that the donkey looks happy and healthy!”
Drewry offered no indication in his comment whether he prepares to try to attempt to discover Diesel and bring him home or if he intends to let the donkey deal with his new elk family.
A herd of elk seems to have adopted a lost donkey named Diesel. A man found the donkey and Diesel’s previous owner is eliminated.