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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.
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 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]
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Horses can breed with Przewalski's horse to produce fertile hybrids. Mule, a cross of female horse and a male donkey. Hinny, a cross between a female donkey and a male horse. 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 ...
A zorse is a cross between a zebra and a horse; a zonkey, between a zebra and a donkey; ... both on zebras and horses dressed in zebra print coats. [69] ...