Marty’s photo of the day #4484: Humans brought donkeys to Bonaire in the 1600s to perform manual labor. Later, machines replaced the donkeys, and they were abandoned by the humans. Bad humans! Good donkeys! As such, wild donkeys still roam the island. They have a tough life here, and being that Bonaire has a dry climate, finding water is a struggle for them. But somehow, they survive.

I never feed indigenous wild animals, but since the donkeys are introduced, I’ve been handing out apples as treats. Deb snarked that she’d give me shit if a donkey bit or kicked me, but I’ve found the donkeys to be quite friendly. I named this one Gretchen, and she loved it when I scratched her behind the ears almost as much as she loved her apple.