These zebra-donkey hybrids are very rare. Donkeys are closely related to zebras and both animals belong to the horse family.

Other names also include zebadonk and zebronkey. Ī cross between a zebra and a donkey is known as a zenkey, zonkey, (a term also used for donkeys in Tijuana, Mexico, painted as zebras for tourists to pose with them in souvenir photos), a zebrass, or a zedonk. Medium-sized pony mares are preferred to produce riding zonies, but zebras have been crossed with smaller pony breeds such as the Shetland, resulting in so-called 'Zetlands'. Ī zony is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a pony mare. Like most other animal hybrids, the zorse is sterile. The rarer reverse pairing is sometimes called a hebra, horsebra, zebret, zebrinny, or zebra hinny. This cross is also called a zebrose, zebrula, zebrule, or zebra mule. The combination of sire and dam also affects the offspring phenotype.Ī zorse is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare. Breeding of different branches of the equine family, which does not occur in the wild, generally results in sterile offspring. Many times, when zebras are crossbred, they develop some form of dwarfism. Generally, no distinction is made as to which zebra species is used. The different hybrids are generally named using a portmanteau of the sire's name and the dam's name.

Zebroid is the term generally used for all zebra hybrids. Charles Darwin noted several zebra hybrids in his works. Zebroids have been bred since the 19th century. Offspring of a donkey sire and zebra dam are called a donkra and offspring of a horse sire and a zebra dam called a hebra do exist, but are rare and are usually sterile. In most cases, the sire is a zebra stallion. A zebroid is the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine to create a hybrid.

Golden zebra