Information about Zebroid
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A zebra/donkey hybrid
Types of Zebroid
Zebroid is the generic name for all of the zebra hybrids. The different hybrids are generally named using the portmanteau convention of sire's name + dam's name. There is generally no distinction made as to which zebra species is used. See individual entries for more information on the different types of zebroid.- Zebra (stallion) + horse (mare): zorse, zebra mule, zebrule or golden zebra
- Zebra (stallion) + pony (mare): zony
- Zebra (stallion) + Shetland pony (mare): zetland
- Zebra (stallion) + any ass species (jenny): zebrass
- Zebra (stallion) + donkey (jenny): zedonk, zeedonk, zonkey, zebronkey, zebadonk
- Zebra (mare) + donkey (sire): zebret, zebrinny
- Zebra (mare) + horse (stallion): hebra
Appearance
Zebroids physically resemble their non-zebra parent, but are striped like a zebra. The stripes generally do not cover the whole body, and might be confined to the legs or spread onto parts of the body or neck. If the non-zebra parent was patterned (such as a roan, Appaloosa, Pooto), Paint, piebald or skewbald, this pattern might be passed down to the zebroid, in which case the stripes are usually confined to nonwhite areas. The alternative name golden zebra relates to the interaction of zebra striping and a horse's bay or chestnut colour to give a zebra-like black-on-bay or black-on-chestnut pattern that superficially resembles the quagga. In zebra-ass hybrids, there is usually a dorsal (back) stripe and a ventral (belly) stripe.Zebroids are preferred over zebra for practical uses, such as for riding, because the zebra has a different body shape from a horse or donkey, and consequently it is difficult to find tack to fit a zebra. However, a zebroid is usually more inclined to be temperamental than a purebred horse and can be difficult to handle.
Historical and notable zebroids
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Zebra-horse hybrid foal with quagga-like markings, Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, Tring, England.
- In 1815, Lord Morton mated a quagga stallion to a chestnut Arabian mare. The result was a female hybrid which resembled both parents.
- In Origin of Species (1859), Charles Darwin mentioned four coloured drawings of hybrids between the ass and zebra.
- In his book The Variation Of Animals And Plants Under Domestication, Darwin described a hybrid ass-zebra specimen in the British Museum as being dappled on its flanks. He also mentioned a "triple hybrid, from a bay mare, by a hybrid from a male ass and female zebra" displayed at London Zoo. This would have required the zebroid sire to be fertile.
- During the South African War, the Boers crossed Chapman's zebras and ponies to use as transport animals. Zebras are resistant to sleeping sickness, whereas pure-bred horses and ponies are not, and it was hoped that the zebra mules would inherit this resistance.
- Grevy's Zebra has been crossed with the Somali Ass in the early 20th century.
- Zorses were bred by the US Government and reported in Genetics in Relation to Agriculture by E B Babcock and RE Clausen (early 20th century). This was an attempt to investigate inheritance and telegony.
- A New York Times article from June 16th, 1973, mentioned the birth of a cross between a zebra and a donkey at the Jerusalem Zoo. They called it a "hamzab".
- In the 1970s, the Colchester Zoo, England bred zedonks, at first by accident and later to create a disease-resistant riding and draft animal. The experiment was discontinued when zoos became more conservation-minded.
- In 2005, a Burchell's zebra mare named Allison produced a zebra hinny called Alex sired by a donkey at Highland plantation in St. Thomas Parish, Barbados. This is notable as the zebra is usually the sire.
- In 2007, a zebra mare and a stallion produced a zebroid named Eclyse, displaying an unusually patchy color coating[1][2], possibly because the stallion was piebald or skewbald.
See also
References
1. ^ Amanda Billner. "Zebran är en häst" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter's webpage, 28 June 2007. Retrieved 30 juni 2007.
2. ^ BBC "Half horse, half zebra - hebra Retrieved 3 July 2007]
2. ^ BBC "Half horse, half zebra - hebra Retrieved 3 July 2007]
External links
- Hybrid Equines Information and images of different zebroids
Hippotigris
Species
Equus zebra
Equus hartmannae
Equus quagga
Equus grevyi
The Zebra is a member of the horse family, native to eastern and southern Africa.
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Species
Equus zebra
Equus hartmannae
Equus quagga
Equus grevyi
The Zebra is a member of the horse family, native to eastern and southern Africa.
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Equidae
Gray, 1821
Genus: Equus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
E. asinus - Donkey
E. africanus - African Wild Ass
E. caballus - Domestic Horse
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Gray, 1821
Genus: Equus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
E. asinus - Donkey
E. africanus - African Wild Ass
E. caballus - Domestic Horse
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hybrid has two meanings.[1]
The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Hybrids between different species within the same genus are sometimes known as interspecific hybrids or crosses.
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The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Hybrids between different species within the same genus are sometimes known as interspecific hybrids or crosses.
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E. q. quagga
Trinomial name
Equus quagga quagga
Boddaert, 1785
The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa's Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange
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Trinomial name
Equus quagga quagga
Boddaert, 1785
The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa's Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange
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Charles Robert Darwin
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At the age of 51, Charles Darwin had just published On the Origin of Species.
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E. zebra + caballus
Binomial name
Equus zorse?
A zorse or zebrula is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare; the rarer reverse pairing is sometimes called a hebra.
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Binomial name
Equus zorse?
A zorse or zebrula is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare; the rarer reverse pairing is sometimes called a hebra.
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A zony is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a pony mare. Medium size pony mares are preferred in order to produce riding zonies, but zebras have been crossed with smaller pony breeds such as the Shetland resulting in so-called "Zetlands".
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E. zebra + asinus
Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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E. zebra + asinus
Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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E. zebra + asinus
Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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A zebroid is a cross between a zebra and any other equid: essentially, a zebra hybrid. They are also known as zebra mules and zebrules. In general, the sire is a zebra stallion.
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Roan is a type of coat color found most often in horses, but also other animals, including dogs and cattle. It is a mixture of white hairs together with a base coat of any darker color. Roan animals are born roan and the coat color remains relatively consistent throughout life.
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Appaloosa is a horse breed with preferred characteristics that include coat pattern.[1] It is best known for a distinctive leopard spotted coat color, but has other distinctive physical characteristics.
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Pinto horse has a coat color that consists of large patches of white and another color. In Britain and Ireland, the terms "coloured," piebald and skewbald are often used to describe horses of this color pattern.
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E. q. quagga
Trinomial name
Equus quagga quagga
Boddaert, 1785
The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa's Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange
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Trinomial name
Equus quagga quagga
Boddaert, 1785
The quagga is an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, which was once found in great numbers in South Africa's Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange
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Tack is a term used to describe any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack.
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On the Origin of Species
by Means of Natural Selection
The title page of the 1859 edition
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Author Charles Darwin
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by Means of Natural Selection
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Country United Kingdom
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Charles Robert Darwin
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ZSL London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on April 27 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually made open to the public in 1847.
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E. zebra + caballus
Binomial name
Equus zorse?
A zorse or zebrula is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare; the rarer reverse pairing is sometimes called a hebra.
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Binomial name
Equus zorse?
A zorse or zebrula is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare; the rarer reverse pairing is sometimes called a hebra.
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Telegony is a theory in heredity, now discredited but widely believed until the late 19th century, holding that offspring can inherit the characteristics of a previous mate of one or both parents.
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E. zebra + asinus
Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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Eclyse is the name of a zebroid (a hebra), the result of a pairing of a zebra mare named Eclipse and a stallion named Ulysses. Eclyse displays an unusually patchy color coating[1][2], possibly because the stallion was piebald or skewbald.
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piebald is an animal, especially a horse, that has a spotting pattern of large white and black patches. The colour of the horse's skin underneath its coat may vary between black (under the black patches of hair) and pink (under the white patches).
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Skewbald horse has a coat made up of brown (or any color besides black) and white patches, on top of either pink or black skin. It is similar in appearance to the piebald and oddbald horses.
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E. zebra + caballus
Binomial name
Equus zorse?
A zorse or zebrula is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare; the rarer reverse pairing is sometimes called a hebra.
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Binomial name
Equus zorse?
A zorse or zebrula is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare; the rarer reverse pairing is sometimes called a hebra.
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E. zebra + asinus
Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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Binomial name
Equus zeedonk?
A zeedonk (also spelled zedonk) (also known as zebrass, zebronkey, zonkey, zebadonk, zenkey, zebrinny, or deebra
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