A zebroid: the hybrid of a zebra and a donkey, also called a zedonk or zebrass. It is tan, brown or grey like its donkey parent, with zebra stripes mainly on its legs and paler parts. The zorse (zebra × horse) is a related zebroid. Like mules, these hybrids usually cannot breed.
Quick answers
What is it?Mammal
Carnivore?No, herbivore
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
People have bred zebroids since the 19th century and sometimes ride them, but they are hybrids, not a domestic breed, and are often hard to handle.
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?No
At a glance
Found inAfrica
HabitatGrassland
ColoursBrown, Black, White
SizeLarge
Legs4
Covered inFur
Lives inherds
Lives for15–25 years
Can swim
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Very rare. Zebra–donkey hybrids occur in South Africa where zebras and donkeys live close together; others are bred in captivity.
Did you know
A zebra crossed with a donkey: donkey-coloured, with zebra stripes mostly on its legs and belly.
In Tijuana, Mexico, "zonkey" also means a donkey painted with stripes for tourist photos.
A hybrid's chromosome count falls halfway between its parents', one reason most zebroids cannot breed.
Often confused with
- Zebra
A zonkey is shaped and coloured like a donkey, with zebra stripes mainly on its legs and belly rather than all over.
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