Nina, a miniature burro was born on October 4, 2011 at the Saint Louis Zoo’s Emerson Children’s Zoo in St. Louis. Announced on October 7, 2011, Nina weighs 31 pounds and stands 23 inches tall, and is shown with her mother. Ancestors of the mini burro, or miniature donkey, come from the island of Sicily near the Mediterranean Sea. UPI/Saint Louis Zoo