Strange animal hybrid born in Georgia

A baby zedonk - an rare cross between a zebra and a donkey - has become the centre of attention in a wildlife park in the U.S. after she was born a week ago. The zedonk - which has a zebra father and donkey mother - has black stripes on her legs and face, but is mostly donkey-coloured on the rest of her body.

C.W. Wathen, the founder and general manager of the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in north Georgia, where the zedonk was born, told The Times of Gainesville, Georgia, that the foal has a zebra's instincts.

For example, Wathen says she sits up instead of lying on her side, as if she's staying alert for predators. Donkeys and zebras don't usually mate, but zedonks turn up occasionally. Wathen says that in about two weeks, the zedonk will begin roaming the property with the rest of the animals.


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