Adorable Italian Zonkey Is Half Zebra, Half Donkey

In these photos, taken at an animal reserve in Florence, Italy, she is 4 months old. A little over a year ago, her dad Martin the Zebra jumped a fence dividing him from the donkeys on the reserve. As he trespassed, he met Giada the donkey. And here is the adorable aftermath of this rare rendezvous.



About four months ago, an adorable half-zebra, half-donkey was born in Italy named Ippo. The rare crossbreed, known as a zonkey, is the offspring of a male zebra and female donkey. There are a variety of zebroids (a hybrid of zebra and any other member of the horse family) in the world, though Ippo's case is a rare one. In fact, she is the only zonkey in all of Italy.