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Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), also known as the imperial zebra, is the largest living wild equid and the most threatened of the three species of zebra, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra. Named after French president Jules Grévy, it is found in parts of Kenya and Ethiopia.
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.
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] Ancient DNA identifies the Bronze Age kunga as a cross between the Syrian wild ass and the donkey.
Professor Philip Riordan, Marwell Wildlife’s director of conservation, said: “The Grevy’s zebra is one of the most endangered mammals in the world and Kenya is the last stronghold for this ...
For one expressive horse named Ginger, the sight of someone new in the barn was enough to make her stare in shock. That moment on March 2 was the first time she'd ever seen a zebra, and the look ...
Tecalli, a 27-year-old Grevy's zebra, died Oct. 29 at Peoria Zoo as a result of natural causes and complications from a recent medical procedure.
Grévy's zebra populations are estimated at less than 2,000 mature individuals, but they are stable. Mountain zebras number near 35,000 individuals and their population appears to be increasing. Plains zebra are estimated to number 150,000–250,000 with a decreasing population trend. Human intervention has fragmented zebra ranges and populations.
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