Beekeeping donkey in Brazil is considered unattainable before, in fact an animal as a beekeeper was downright impossible. But who would have thought that a beekeeping donkey in Brazil will be doing one of the world's most uncommon jobs, and would be good at it?
Meet the world's first ever beekeeping donkey in Brazil. His name is Boneco, and he has his own custom beekeeper suit. Boneco's owner is Manuel Juraci, and he has entrusted Boneco to be his partner in taking care of bees.
If you thought this feat of having a beekeeper as a donkey is impossible, then you're mistaken. The odd pair in Brazil is apparently catching the attention of the world. This is not just because of their unusual partnership, but they are proving a great success at their job as the duo is bringing in more honey than ever before, according to Mirror.
Mr. Juraci, the partner of the beekeeping donkey in Brazil, is only one of the 120 beekeepers in the town of Itatira in Brazil. According to ABC News, they are amongst those who have proven successful at beekeeping.
TakePart says Juraci became a beekeeper a decade ago because their area's dry climate made it hard for the populace to grow crops. Brazil's bees are Africanized honey bees, so Juraci invented a custom full body beekeeper suit for Boneco, the beekeeping donkey in Brazil. In fact, Juraci has been known locally as Professor Pardal, according to Mirror.
According to Mirror, the design for the suit is reportedly catching the attention of the Association of Honey Producers. They want to see more of these suits covering their own donkeys. The suit will keep possible other more beekeeping donkey in Brazil from being stung to death while they gathered honey.
Juraci told Brazilian television station G1 Ceara, "The donkey is the only one in the entire Brazil that does this job."
The American Beekeeping Federation's Vice President Gene Brandi said this is the first time he's heard about a donkey used to gather honey. He explained, "In Brazil they have Africanized bees, sometimes called killer bees. You can collect their honey but they have a defensive nature so you have to be prepared."
Beekeeping donkey in Brazil isn't the only animal working hard at keeping the bees. There is also a black Labrador named Bazz in South Australia working as a beekeeper. He is specially trained to sniff out a deadly bee disease known as American Foulbrood. His owner, Josh Kennet, has also designed a special suit for Bazz complete with a screened in face guard to keep him safe. Kennet said, "I realised that Bazz was able to sniff out the disease, and save thousands of bees - but he didn't like being around them too much when he was getting stung. So I've tried to develop a suit the dog can wear and hopefully avoid being stung."
To see Boneco in action, watch the video below.
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