A rare Somali wild donkey has been born in a zoo in Chile, the fourth specimen of the critically endangered species to be born in the South American country.
The foal, named Julieta, was born in a private zoo last month on 19 June, veterinarian and zoo founder Ignacio Idalsoaga said.
With white, striped legs similar to those of a zebra, the Somali wild donkey is critically endangered in its native East Africa.
There are fewer than 200 left in the wild and a similar number in captivity.
Seven of the latter are in South America, all at the Buin Zoo in Santiago, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Hunting and crossbreeding with the common domestic donkey have reduced the populations of this animal to the point of placing it at a critical level of extinction, the last category on the IUCN register before extinction.
"In non-traditional medicine, their bones are used for soup that is said to improve rheumatism, tuberculosis, despite the fact that it has not been scientifically proven," Mr Idalsoaga said.
Females can only have young approximately every two years, and the animal can live for about 30 years and weigh 250kg on average.
