kevcart3 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 ST. THOMAS, Barbados - It's male. But what is it? A zonkey? A deebra? That's the debate in Barbados since a zebra gave birth to a foal sired by a donkey.Alex was born April 21, a milk-chocolate brown creature with the black stripes of a zebra on his ears and legs. His face looks more like a horse, with a distinctive black "V" patch on the forehead. "It's really funny and a little bit freaky," said Natalie Harvey, a 29-year-old waitress. "I was stunned to hear about such a weird thing happening here." While zebra hybrids are not uncommon, most Barbadians have never seen anything like Alex. His mother, Allison, is one of two zebras brought to the Caribbean island from Botswana, in southern Africa, in the early 1990s. The other is George and both live at Highland, a six-acre ranch where goats, sheep, ducks and donkeys roam free. George, however, suffered a long illness, and Allison became friendly with a donkey. "We knew she was with foal but were not sure who the father was," said Philip Atwell, the head of Highland ranch. As for George, he seems to get along well with his rival's offspring. Ranchers hope Allison will eventually mate with George, who is now healthy, Atwell said. In the meantime, Alex is the talk of Barbados. "It's easier for a zebra to give birth to a donkey than for either of these teams to score a goal!" a frustrated fan shouted during a recent soccer match, to roars of laughter. Yahoo! News What's could be next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acedriver Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Yahoo! NewsWhat's could be next? 585846499[/snapback] Tion or Liger? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPMCommander Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Tion or Liger??:rolleyes:: 585846520[/snapback] I'm pretty sure they already have those.:laugh:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcart3 Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 Yep, I think so. Sadly enough.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 29, 2005 Veteran Share Posted April 29, 2005 There is a small picture here: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...13/?hub=SciTech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnmnky Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Can't be a zonkey, as that's too close to monkey. What if a monkey crossed with a deebra, it'd be back to donkey again :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudworth Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 yep, they have Ligers already, and they are friggin, huge..... I dunno why you would say "sadly enough" though, cross breeding things isnt really new by any means, Mules are a cross between a Horse and a Donkey, and the result is a huge work-horse. plus, think of all the mixes they have done with dogs, and continuous 'cross pollination' and the like, with plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 They already have "Ligers". Gosh! Haven't you people ever seen Napoleon Dynamite? :laugh: They had a photo of one in Maxim last month. They can weigh 900 lbs., and can reach 12 feet into the air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerus Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Odd. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcart3 Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 But what could be the possible benefit of a huge Liger but maybe it's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted April 30, 2005 Veteran Share Posted April 30, 2005 They (crossbreeds) are almost always sterile anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted April 30, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 30, 2005 What about the Cowbra!? how udderly confusing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted April 30, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 30, 2005 Cama (Lama + Camel - must have being an experience for the lama, hehe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted April 30, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 30, 2005 Zony (Pony and Zebra) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted April 30, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 30, 2005 Zorse (Horse and Zebra). Man those zebras have being around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted April 30, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 30, 2005 Final one. Supposed to be real, but I just cannot picture that. Wolphin (dolphin and whale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElementWRX Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 About the Wholphin, there was an article on CNN a few days/weeks ago about the first Wholphin born in captivity...Lemme see if i can dig it up... http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/15...h.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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