Behind a blockade through which only humanitarian and basic supplies are allowed, Gaza’s Happy Land Zoo gets creative when it comes to introducing new animals to the community’s children.

"The zebras are locally manufactured," Zoo Director Mahmud Barghut told AFP. "We take a donkey and draw stripes on it."

He said the process requires two days, masking tape, and French hair dye.

While some smaller things–including the zoo’s ostriches–can be smuggled in through an elaborate system of tunnels, bringing a zebra through would have cost $30,000