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Video shows the donkey approach Travis Ward who removed several spines stuck near its eye. Video taken by Travis Ward shows a wild donkey approach him at a Lake Pleasant beach.

Ward says the donkey thanked him in its own way. “He does the donkey noise for about a minute, and then, he takes off,” he said. It’s an encounter Ward will never forget. He spent about 10 minutes on ...

Ward believes the donkey was asking for help with the thorns, which were likely spines from the thousands of saguaros that surround the lake. “I realized he was in trouble, so I was like ...

Wild donkeys are a common sight around the lake, ... “He does the donkey noise for about a minute, and then, he takes off,” he said. It’s an encounter Ward will never forget.