'Zonkey,' Rare Zebra-Donkey Hybrid, Born In Italy (VIDEO)

[microrobert]

'Zonkey,' Rare Zebra-Donkey Hybrid, Born In Italy (VIDEO)

What do you get when you cross a zebra and a donkey? A "zonkey," of course!

Well, that's one common name for the unusual mix.

In a rare birth in Italy, an animal reserve near Florence welcomed a zebra-donkey hybrid to the world last week. Named Ippo, the zonkey looks like a typical donkey, but carries the stripes of a zebra.

Officials said Ippo is in good health, according to local reports. The offspring of a breed of donkey from Amiata and a zebra adopted from a local zoo, the zonkey was not bred intentionally: A determined male zebra scaled a fence to get into a female donkey's enclosure.

'Zonkey,' Rare Zebra-Donkey Hybrid, Born In Italy (VIDEO)

[Loki]

Nothing unusual, really. The species in the Equus genera seem to interbreed readily.

[Smaug]

Doesn't look like a Zonkey, looks more like a Donbra, or Dombra!