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What is the truth about a wealthy American woman marrying a donkey?
Several pages on social media platforms circulated a photo attached with the following text: "Maria Strong, a wealthy American woman who officially married a donkey, said she decided to marry her beloved animal after two years of love."
The truth:
The photo belongs to "Mara Baygulova," a famous opera artist from Glendale, California. Mara raised the animal shown in the photo, named "Mona Lisa." Where it was taken as a pet after being rescued from abuse inside a horse farm, as the owner did not know that it was a rare and unique animal, and according to what the Daily Mail website reported in 2012, that is, “Mara” raised him and not married him, as was reported in the allegation.
The donkey shown with the artist is a hybrid animal resulting from the mating of a donkey and a zebra and is known as "zonki," which is a combination of the name "Zebra" and the name "Donkey."
What do you know about Mara Baygulova?
Born in California, Mara began studying art and sound from an early age, played the piano and the cello, excelled in classical ballet, sang opera in several shows throughout Europe and USA. She is also an accomplished player of the four-string cello.
This is not the first time that misinformation has been circulated about Mara and the donkey, as it had previously been published in previous years, including 2017 and 2020, and the truth of the story and the photo was clarified on our page at the time.
