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[Chrisreptile]

did anyone else see the german zebra X italion stallion on the news today?

its head head and left hind quarter were stripey and the rest was pure white.

 

[da_donkey]

yeah its called a Zorse, it reminded me of a pie-bald ball python. ( well its patterning did anyways) :lol:

 

[Miss B]

Everywhere I look, it says a 'Zorse' is the result of crossing a Zebra stallion with a horse mare.

Seeing as this was a Zebra mare crossed with a horse stallion, is it still called a Zorse?

 

[da_donkey]

you can call it a Hebra, if you want to...

 

[Whisper2]

ahahahaha yes!

it was in The Gold Coast Bulletin.
nice looking in some ways, weird in others.....

belle

 

[eerin]

i love its random patch of zebra print on his bum! crazy crazy animals

 

[nuthn2do]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10448585 looks like a real life photoshop job

 

[junglepython2]

Everywhere I look, it says a 'Zorse' is the result of crossing a Zebra stallion with a horse mare.

Seeing as this was a Zebra mare crossed with a horse stallion, is it still called a Zorse?

No, the name is dependant on the father species. So it would be different.:lol:

 

[moosenoose]

Looks like these sorts of Hybrids are common??? Wasn't too hard to find an example of one:

http://www.sportpony.com/Zorse.htm

 

[eerin]

did you just love how this story was so much more important than the return of the spice girls though lol

 

[jessop]

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you can call it a Hebra, if you want to...

lets just call it Da_donkey :lol: a truely mixed up animal

 

[da_donkey]

lets just call it Da_donkey :lol: a truely mixed up animal

In a weird and creepy kind of way, i take that as a compliment thanx jessop

 

[Retic]

They have been around for donkeys years, excuse the pun.

 

[jessop]

In a weird and creepy kind of way, i take that as a compliment thanx jessop

sorry da_donk i wasn't havin a go or anything and i knew you'd appreciate it you have to be one of the more colorful members on this site for sure! i always enjoy your comments and had a feeling you'd take it the right way

 

[Miss B]

Edit: just read the article. It was a Zebra stallion crossed with a horse mare, not the other way round as stated in the original post.

A Zorse is when a Zebra stallion impregnates a horse mare.

A Zorse can not be produced by covering a Zebra mare with a horse stallion, it has something to do with their chromosomes. A horse has 66; a Zebra has 44. In order to produce offspring, the smaller number of chromosomes needs to be on the stallion's side; therefore the sire must always be a Zebra stallion. Any attempts to put a horse stallion over a Zebra mare would never result in a pregnancy.

 

[reece89]

they look weirdly cute lol