What is a Zebronkey?

A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known a zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey or deebra) is an interspecies cross between a zebra and a donkey.

Is a donkey and zebra real?

Donkeys are closely related to zebras and both animals belong to the horse family. These zebra-donkey hybrids are very rare. In South Africa, they occur where zebras and donkeys are found in proximity to each other.

Is a zedonk real?

Have you ever heard of a Zedonk? You may have thought it was a joke, but zedonks are real! These special animals are hybrids or a cross between two different species of animals that are a part of the same animal family. You can probably guess which two species zedonks come from – donkeys and zebras.

Is zebra a type of donkey?

They have a lot more in common with donkeys than they do with horses. So, while zebras are more like donkeys than horses, they are not technically donkeys. Zebras are a species all to their own and they have unique characteristics that separate them from the rest of the Equus family.

Are zonkeys real?

A “zonkey” is a hybrid cross produced by mating a zebra and a donkey. Zonkeys are not a true species because they have an odd number of chromosomes and cannot reproduce. While zonkeys are rare, they are bred in a number of zoos and specialized farms around the world.

Can u ride a zorse?

The Zorse was originally bred in Africa with the aim of producing a domestic animal, similar to a horse but resistant to diseases in horses that are spread by flies native to Africa, such as the Tse Tse fly. Today, Zorses are kept as pets, for riding and at various zoos and institutes for people to enjoy.

Are there zonkeys?

Sadly the Zonkey is a sterile creature, similar to the Mule and Liger, so it cannot produce offspring of its own. Zonkeys can live in the wild though, although they are very rare and the majority of Zonkeys are found in zoos around the world.

Is a zorse real?

Did you know there are animal hybrids that sound fake, but are, in fact, real? A zorse, aka a cross between a zebra and horse, is really a living creature that walks this Earth. They are the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare with the most defining characteristic of the zebra parent.