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A donkey may have mistaken a bright orange sports car for a carrot, and has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, when he started munching on it.

The bright orange McLaren Spider was left in a car park bordering a paddock in a district of Hesse state, Germany, when a donkey called Vitus chomped on the back of the vehicle.

The car owner took the owner of the donkey to court and has been awarded damages of €5,800 (£5,095; $6,844).

Markus Zahn, told Radio 4's PM programme that although the donkey had its own insurance, the company would not pay out "they said it was my fault for parking there".

(Photo: Donkey reaching up for a carrot Credit: Getty Images)