Zebra Gives Birth To A “Zonkey”

Kenya — A female zebra was recently found at the Chyulu National Park with a funny-looking zebra with her. The peculiar zebra only had stripes on its legs, so something was really weird about this foal.

When caregivers at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an animal rescue and rehabilitation organization, examined the foal up close, they were excited to discover it wasn't a zebra after all -- but a zonkey, a zebra-donkey hybrid.
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"The zonkey combines the sturdy body of its donkey sire and the striped legs of its zebra mother, which makes for a striking creature," the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust said. "While it should otherwise lead a normal life, zonkeys are mules, meaning that it will be unable to successfully breed once it reaches maturity."

More details about this fascinating story over at CNN.

(Image Credit: CNN)


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