BY WILLIAM CRUM, Staff WriterThe Hefner Canal’s newest groundskeeper is a stubborn sort. And the city is giving residents a chance to suggest a name that fits his personality. The newcomer, a brown and white donkey, arrived about two weeks ago on the canal in northwest Oklahoma City, where for the past four months goats have been chewing back weeds and underbrush. The city put the goats to work along the steep-sided canal to reduce the risk of injury for workers and to cut mowing costs. Work began in August with 19 goats from Langston University’s Goat Research Extension Program, along with Otto, their Great Pyrenees guard dog. The crew now includes the donkey and Otto, about three dozen goats and a couple of sheep. Ricky Gilbert, who helps take care of the goats for the Utilities Department, said the goats have proven to be “low maintenance, they’re doing what they’re supposed to be doing.” Animal control officers picked up the stray donkey about a month ago, said Trace Lyons, a field patrol manager for animal control. He was healthy and unharmed, but efforts to locate the owner were unsuccessful.Read more on NewsOK.com

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