Italian Zonkey Is Half Zebra, Half Donkey But Fully Adorable

Ippo, a half-zebra, half-donkey, was the star of the cute film. The zonkey is four months old and currently resides in an animal sanctuary in Florence, Italy. A male zebra jumped a fence that separated him from the reserve’s donkeys a few months ago. There, he encountered a female donkey. And there was the cute outcome of the rendezvous.

Ippo hybrids are very rare. They have striped legs and tummies, as well as a wilder temperament than the donkey. Their general appearance is much like that of the donkey, but they have striped legs and tummies and a wilder temperament than the donkey.

Though a healthy zonkey baby is often the result of a good pregnancy, zebra and donkey matings are rare.

These unusual animals have the overall appearance of a donkey with the striped legs and wild temperament of a zebra, according to the few zonkeys in the world.
They are normally infertile as a result of an odd number of chromosomes compromising a central reproductive mechanism. Ippo’s ability to bear children is still unknown, but she can live a safe and fulfilling life regardless.

What exactly is a Zonkey? “A zonkey is a zebra crossed with a donkey. Donkeys and zebras are similar to each other and all belong to the horse tribe. Zonkeys are very rare.”If you’re being picky, facts from the A-Z of Animals says that a Zonkey can only be classified as such if it’s descended from a male Zebra and a female Donkey. When you cross a male Donkey with a female Zebra, you get a Zebadonk.

Unfortunately, since the Zonkey is a sterile creature, it is unable to reproduce. While Zonkeys can live in the wild, they are extremely rare, and the majority of Zonkeys are found in zoos all over the world.

A video of a baby Zonkey was taken at a recent birth in Mexico (April 2014). It’s well worth your time to watch.