The statue is modeled after a real donkey who helped some of the Grand Canyon North Rim's first settlers establish camp.

The statue was missing an ear and two front legs, but it was mostly intact when crews recovered it from the Dragon Bravo fire.

Missing an ear and his front legs detached, Brighty the Burro certainly has seen better days. The 600-pound (273-kilogram) bronze statue used to greet visitors at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the national park’s North Rim.