Beloved donkey who was animation model for Shrek has died at the age of 30
Perry — the miniature donkey who was the animation model for the iconic character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the movie Shrek — has died.
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Donkey, Who Served as the Model for Eddie Murphy’s “Shrek” Character, Dies at 30: 'He Was So Much More Than the“ Shrek” Donkey'
"I can attest that many of Donkey’s classic head tilts, eye rolls and bouncy trots were straight from Perry," the animal's handler, Jenny Kiratli, tells PEOPLE Perry the miniature donkey ...
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Perry, the real-life donkey model for Shrek’s sidekick, dies at 30
In recent weeks, his health had rapidly deteriorated as he struggled to walk and suffered intense pain from an incurable condition, said Jenny Kiratli, lead handler for the animals at Barron Park ...
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Perry the Donkey, Model for ‘Shrek,’ Dies at 30
Jenny Kiratli, lead handler at the Barron Park Donkey Project in Palo Alto, Calif., the organization that took care of Perry, said he was euthanized on Thursday after pain in his hooves worsened ...
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Perry, a playful and feisty miniature donkey, was euthanized at age 30 on Jan. 2 after a long battle with laminitis, a painful hoof disease, according to Jenny Kiratli, a volunteer at Bol Park in ...
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Perry, The Original Donkey That Inspired Shrek, Has Died
His handler, Jenny Kiratli, revealed that Perry had been euthanized this past Thursday after battling a deadly hoof disease. Kiratli had noted that Perry was suffering from laminitis, a hoof ...
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Donkey who inspired Eddie Murphy’s ‘Shrek’ character dies at 30
A real-life donkey who served as the animation model for the character Donkey in the “Shrek” franchise died on Thursday at the age of 30 at his home in California. Pericles, affectionately ...
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Donkey, Who Served as the Model for Eddie Murphy’s “Shrek” Character, Dies at 30: 'He Was So Much More Than the“ Shrek” Donkey'
Jenny Kiratli, Perry’s handler, confirmed to PEOPLE that the animal — who lived in a community-run pasture in the Barron Park neighborhood of Palo Alto, Calif. — died on Thursday ...
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Perry, the Donkey Who Inspired Donkey in Shrek, Dies at 30
His passing was confirmed by Jenny Kiratli, lead handler of the Barron Park Donkey Project, where Perry had lived since 1997. Donkeys typically live 25–30 years in the wild and sometimes into ...
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Perry the donkey, known as model for Donkey character in 'Shrek,' dies at 30 in California
The 30-year-old Perry was euthanized on Jan. 2 following a battle with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, laminitis, arthritis and muscle atrophy, said Jenny Kiratli, lead handler with the ...
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Perry the donkey, known as model for Donkey character in 'Shrek,' dies at 30 in California
A donkey sanctuary in the San Francisco Bay Area is mourning the loss of Perry, popularly known for serving as the model for Eddie Murphy's character Donkey in the "Shrek" animated movie.