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A cross between a zebra and a donkey is known as a zenkey, [4] zonkey [5] (a term also used for donkeys in Tijuana, Mexico, painted as zebras for tourists to pose with them in souvenir photos), [6] zebrass, or zedonk. [7] Donkeys are closely related to zebras and both animals belong to the horse family. These zebra–donkey hybrids are very rare.
Mules and hinnies are examples of reciprocal hybrids. Kunga, a cross between a donkey and a Syrian wild ass. Zebroids. Zeedonk or zonkey, a zebra/donkey cross. Zorse, a zebra/horse cross; Zony or zetland, a zebra/pony cross ("zony" is a generic term; "zetland" is specifically a hybrid of the Shetland pony breed with a zebra) Superfamily ...
Hybrids are typically given a portmanteau name, combining the first half of the father’s name and the second half of the mother's name. For example, the cross between a male zebra and a female horse is a zorse. A cross between a male zebra and a female donkey is a zonkey. Horse-donkey crosses are an exception to this naming convention.
A related hybrid, a hinny, is a cross between a male horse and a female donkey. [29] Other hybrids include the zorse, a cross between a zebra and a horse [30] and a zonkey or zedonk, a hybrid of a zebra and a donkey. [31] In areas where Grévy's zebras are sympatric with plains zebras, fertile hybrids do occur. [32]
A viral TikTok video claimed the Cincinnati Zoo created a giraffe-zebra hybrid. Here's a quick fact check of the claim.
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Fertile hybrids have been reported in the wild between plains and Grévy's zebra. [40] ... a zonkey, between a zebra and a donkey; and a zoni, ...
The last mini donkey sold for $7,500, Furches said. There are some she's only willing to sell for $9,000 or more. New types of ‘exotic’ pets.