Zebra or zonkey?
How to tell them apart
A zonkey is shaped and coloured like a donkey, with zebra stripes mainly on its legs and belly rather than all over.
Quick answers
They differ on 1 of the 8 quick answers: dangerous.
| Question | Zebra | Zonkey |
|---|---|---|
| What is it? | Mammal | Mammal |
| Carnivore? | No, herbivore | No, herbivore |
| Dangerous? differs | Can be | No |
| Domesticated? | No | No |
| Awake when? | Daytime | Daytime |
| Hibernates? | No | No |
| Kept as a pet? | No | No |
| Do people eat it? | No | No |
At a glance
| Question | Zebra | Zonkey |
|---|---|---|
| Found in | Africa | Africa |
| Habitat differs | Grassland, Scrub, Mountains | Grassland |
| Size | Large | Large |
| Length differs | 2.2–2.5 m (plains zebra) | – |
| Weight differs | 175–385 kg (plains zebra) | – |
| Legs | 4 | 4 |
| Covered in | Fur | Fur |
| Lives | In herds | In herds |
| Lives for differs | 25 years | 15–25 years |
| Can fly | No | No |
| Swims | Yes | Yes |
| Lays eggs | No | No |
About each
Zebra
Three species of striped wild horse: the plains, Grévy’s and mountain zebras of eastern and southern Africa. Every zebra’s stripe pattern is unique.
Zonkey
A zebroid: the hybrid of a zebra and a donkey, also called a zedonk or zebrass. It is tan, brown or grey like its donkey parent, with zebra stripes mainly on its legs and paler parts. The zorse (zebra × horse) is a related zebroid. Like mules, these hybrids usually cannot breed.
Sources
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