(CNN)If you thought baby donkeys were cute, wait until you get a load of this zonkey! ZONY A zebroid (also zedonk, zorse, zebra mule, zonkey, and zebmule) is the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine: essentially, a zebra hybrid.In most cases, the sire is a zebra stallion.Offspring of a donkey sire and zebra dam, called a zebra hinny, or donkra, do exist but are rare.Zebroids have been bred since the 19th century A zebroid (also zedonk, zebra mule, and zebrule) is the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine: essentially, a zebra hybrid. Ippo was born to a donkey mother and a zebra father. The chances of conceiving depend on whether or not the gene combination can facilitate embryonic development. Zebra gives birth to rare baby after mating with a donkey By Alaa Elassar, CNN Updated 5:06 PM ET, Sat April 11, 2020 The zonkey, a hybrid between a zebra and a donkey. Zebroid is the generic name for all zebra hybrids. After a gestation period that can last for more than a year, the female Donkey gives birth to a single Zonkey foal that, like Zebra and Donkey foals is able to stand up just minutes after birth. What CoaSTable has successfully accomplished is to breed Zola, our home-raised zebra, to miniature donkeys instead of full-sized donkeys. Cross of a male horse and a female donkey “A horse is a horse” horse. In most cases, the sire is a zebra stallion. A cow moos, a donkey brays, a horse .... Mammal of the horse family also called a donkey (Horse-donkey babies) Offspring zebra hybrid animals, like zonkeys or … Ippo wasn’t bred on purpose; the zebra climbed a fence to reach the donkey, ANSA said. Thus the low probability of an offspring being born. According to CNN, the zebra at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya was recently found with a peculiar-looking foal by her side. Female horse kept to produce offspring. A donkey has 62 chromosomes while a zebra has between 32 and 46 chromosomes. The term Zonkey is generally used to describe the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. Offspring of a male donkey and a female zebra are called a zebra hinny, or donkra, but are incredibly rare. For a Zonkey to be produced, a male Zebra must have mated with a female Donkey (if the parents are the other way round the offspring is known as a Zedonk). The different hybrids are generally named using the portmanteau convention of sire’s name + dam’s name. Zebra-donkey offspring. A mating between a zebra and a donkey produces what is called a zebroid, zonkey or zeedonk. Zebroid is a term used for hybrids of Zebras. Ippo has more zebra lines than are evident in Khumba’s coat so far. On Wednesday 8 April, the group published a press release, stating: “Working with wildlife, one learns to expect the unexpected. Winged horse offspring of Poseidon and Medusa. A beautiful offspring was bred from the cross between a Zebra and a Donkey at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya. 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