what kind of animal is donkey kong
Donkey Kong (ãã³ã­ã¼ã³ã³ã°, DonkÄ« Kongu) (DK) is an anthropomorphic gorilla appearing in the Donkey Kong and Mario video game franchises. A popular character, he has appeared in many video games. Donkey Kong was Mario 's first opponent in the game of the same name, Nintendo 's popular 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong.he Donkey Kong Country series introduced the setting Donkey Kong Island and a backstory for the character. The series also introduced Diddy Kong as Donkey's sidekick, and King K. Rool, king of the Kremlings, as his nemesis who steals his banana hoard.