It's a Zonkey! Zebra and donkey's love affair results in this adorable baby

Jul 24, 2013 - 08:01
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It's a Zonkey!  Zebra and donkey's love affair results in this adorable baby
Zonkey, a zebra-hybrid, named Ippo born at animal reserve in Florence

Not so long ago, a zebra at an animal reserve in Florence, Italy, was so overcome with lust that he climbed his protective fence and made sweet love to an endangered species of donkey in a neighboring field.

The coupling has now resulted in Ippo, a rare zebra/donkey hybrid — better known as a \"zonkey.\" (Yes, we're aware it sounds like something from a \"Pokemon\" game.) \"Ippo is the only one of his kind in Italy,\" said Serena Aglietti, a member of the family that runs the animal reserve, which houses creatures seized by police from private zoos. Little Ippo is reportedly in good health. [Source]

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