“The story that people tell is that he was meant to be a calming influence on polo horses — but he was ... They don't know he’s the Shrek donkey. They just know he’s a little, fuzzy ...

A donkey said to have provided the inspiration for the famous Shrek character ... which affects the hooves of horses, ponies and donkeys. Donkeys typically live to be between 25 and 40 years ...

By Sara Ruberg Perry, a miniature donkey whose handlers said he was used by DreamWorks animators as a model for the chatty “Shrek” character named Donkey, died last week at the age of 30.

(MENAFN) Perry, the real-life donkey who inspired the animated character Donkey in the 2001 film Shrek, has passed away at the age of 30 due to complications from laminitis, an incurable hoof disease.

Perry, the donkey who served as a model for Donkey, the character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the Shrek films, has died. He was 30. Perry's death was confirmed by The Barron Park Donkey Project ...

The beloved Palo Alto, Calif., creature — who was the model for Donkey, the iconic character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the animated film Shrek — has died at the ripe old age of 30. Kiratli ...

(CNN) - The donkey used to model the character of Donkey in the movie “Shrek” has died. Perry the donkey was 30 years old. The Barron Park Donkey Project in the San Francisco Bay Area says ...

Perry the miniature donkey, who served as the movement model for the character Donkey from the popular Shrek franchise ... to be a calming influence on polo horses — but he was feisty, so ...