Smart ass! Unstoppable donkey has worked out how to open a gate for his pals using his teeth

  • Brainy animal Oreste the donkey refuses to be caged and has found a way out 
  • Paradise sanctuary staff in Ronco Scrivia, northern Italy, captured the video
  • The problem-solving donkey has become quite the social media star 

By Giulia Crouch For Mailonline

Published: 06:01 EST, 8 February 2017 | Updated: 06:21 EST, 8 February 2017

An unstoppable donkey has been caught on camera casually opening a gate for his pals.

The smart ass who refuses to be caged has figured out how to open the wooden gate using his teeth.

In a cute video the animal is seen watching his donkey mates struggle to find a way through the barrier.

An unstoppable donkey has been caught on camera casually opening a gate for his pals

An unstoppable donkey has been caught on camera casually opening a gate for his pals

So, clearly the brainiest of the bunch, he intervenes.

He approaches the barrier and picks up one of the wooden bars with his mouth, dropping it on the floor and creating a free passage through the gate.

This isn't the first time the clever donkey has been filmed doing this.

He approaches the barrier and picks up one of the wooden bars with his mouth, dropping it on the floor and creating a free passage through the gate

He approaches the barrier and picks up one of the wooden bars with his mouth, dropping it on the floor and creating a free passage through the gate

The problem-solving donkey is called Oreste and has become quite the social media star

The problem-solving donkey is called Oreste and has become quite the social media star

His owners at Paradise sanctuary in Ronco Scrivia, northern Italy, caught him doing the same thing last month and posted the clip to their Facebook page.

The problem-solving donkey is called Oreste and has become quite the social media star.

Sanctuary staff say he's much brighter than the other donkeys there.

'Pedro and Domenico jump, Oreste thinks about it a bit… and finds another solution.'

One viewer of the video wrote: 'Donkeys are intelligent and faithful animals! They become stubborn if they are exposed to violence! 

'They have every right to fight back!'

And another commented: 'They are much more clever then you think and their memory is excellent.' 

 

 

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