WALKING DEAD ACTOR ADOPTS BONDED DONKEY, EMU

A North Carolina animal rescue group says a donkey and an emu who’ve bonded with each other can stay together, thanks to actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays the villainous Negan on the TV zombie thriller The Walking Dead. Carolina Waterfowl Rescue founder Jennifer Gordon says Morgan adopted them on Tuesday. “Jack” and “Diane” were rescued from Kershaw, S.C., when their owner vanished. Gordon said they cuddle and sleep together, but cried and became frantic when they were separated. A post about the complexities of adopting them out together sparked more than 2,000 inquiries, including Morgan’s. Gordon said the actor was the best choice because he has resources to care for the pair and they can roam free on his farm in Hudson Valley, N.Y.