A peckish donkey caused thousands of euros worth of damage and landed his owner in court after confusing an orange-coloured supercar for a carrot, a German court has heard.
The donkey's owner was ordered to pay €5800 ($9500) in compensation to the driver of the pricey McLaren sports car after the animal chomped on the back of the vehicle.
![Some of the damage to the paintwork caused by Vitus, the donkey. Photo / Markus Zahn](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TOFN2OFLFLCS4ARVWQEG3O53XY.jpg?auth=40a75cea43415a6a3358bb45da58297f215a8608bea3e72644706a44910d1eca&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
Entrepreneur Markus Zahn left his volcano orange 650S Spider parked next to a paddock where the donkey named Fitus was grazing on September 15 last year, in the west-central German state of Hesse.
However, when the 49-year-old returned, he was shocked to see the hungry animal was causing damage to his €300,000 ($490k) sports car.