Rare donkey born in Mass.

STERLING, Mass. (AP) — A rare Poitou (PWAH’-too) donkey has been born in Massachusetts.

The male donkey was born Saturday at a petting zoo in the central Massachusetts town of Sterling. Co-owner Larry Davis says there are only about 100 purebred Poitou donkeys in the world. They were once widespread work animals on farms but fell out of favor with the rise of motorized machinery. The donkey’s parents are Duke and Duchess, two adults who came from Tennessee just over a year ago.