Perry, a Jerusalem miniature donkey, was first brought to California to help calm polo ponies, but instead he nipped at them, according to the project’s website. So in 1997, the “spunky” 3-year-old ...

Known as the inspiration for Donkey in the 2001 animated classic Shrek, Perry was a beloved staple in the Palo Alto community ...

Perry, a 30-year-old donkey, was known for serving as the model for the character Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy, in the ...

"I can attest that many of Donkey’s classic head tilts, eye rolls and bouncy trots were straight from Perry," the animal's ...

Perry, a 30-year-old donkey, was the motion model for “Donkey” in the 2001 “Shrek” film. He lived at a Palo Alto pasture for ...

Perry, a beloved miniature donkey who has been a fixture of Bol Park for nearly three decades and who famously served as the ...

Perry, the beloved real-life stand-in for the “Shrek” donkey voiced by Eddie Murphy, has died. He was 30. The donkey’s ...

Jenny Kiratli, the donkey’s handler, told this publication. He was 30. Perry has been at the park since 1997 and had spent much of his life in the company of Miner Forty Niner, who died in 2016.

Pericles, affectionately known as Perry, was a Jerusalem miniature donkey from New York City who achieved fame after helping ...

The miniature donkey that was the motion model for Eddie Murphy's character Donkey in the Shrek franchise has died.

Perry, a beloved donkey who was the real-life model of the "Shrek" character, voiced by Eddie Murphy, has died at 30 after a ...