Zorse - Zebra and Horse Cross Breed

April 27, 2008 » Weird & Odd, Miscellanea

Zorse - zebra and horse hybrid

Yes it is real. The zebra and horse cross breed is very common in parts of Africa where zebras are more resistant to diseases and horses are not. By crossing zebras with horses it makes for a healthier hybrid. Such hybrids are commonly called zorse. Zebras crossed with ponies are commonly called zonies. Temperament of the hybrid cross is more like the horse than the zebra. Most resulting offspring of the zebra and horse matings are sterile with the occasional fertile animal resulting. This type of cross breeding of the horse with the zebra has been going on for at least 150 years now.


Zorse - zebra and horse hybrid
Zorse - zebra and horse hybrid
Zorse - zebra and horse hybrid
Zorse - zebra and horse hybrid
Zorse - zebra and horse hybrid
Zorse - zebra and horse hybrid
Zorse - zebra and horse hybrid

Another fascination fact about zebras? There is albino zebra! Though, they are very rare.

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36 Responses to “Zorse - Zebra and Horse Cross Breed”

  1. alyssa on May 16th, 2008 9:10 pm

    cool

  2. unknown on May 17th, 2008 12:40 pm

    WOW,,,ITS A HORSE WITH STRIPS I’LL BE DARNED!!!!

  3. David on May 20th, 2008 6:08 pm

    i’ve never seen anything like this before. is that real?

  4. paradoxoff on May 21st, 2008 7:43 am

    Yes, it’s absolutely real.

  5. Rafamaldo on May 22nd, 2008 1:16 pm

    The first animal, that white and zebra strips, is not a hybrid between horse and zebra. It is a curious example of somatic mutation: some parts of the body are albine, others are normal. During the development of the zebra, a mutation ocurred in a cell, and all the tissues derived from those cell are abine (not colored).

    I find not suprising hybrid between zebra and horses or donkeys, it is possible to obtaing hybrids from very ralated animals. Mules are also hybrid of that time.

  6. Kaylee on May 29th, 2008 3:27 am

    I can’t believe that is real.I have been studying it for days now.It is so cool.I didn’t belive that two different kinds of animals could make one animal until I saw a picture of a zorse.I thought that someone just painted the horse to make it look half zebra half horse -also called a zorse-until I studied it for a couple of weeks or so.My cousin found a zorse the other day.We named it stripes.It can run so fast. zorses are so cool that they are probably my favorite animal in the whole universe.

  7. Leah Patton on October 1st, 2008 7:36 pm

    Contrary to popular believe, the zorse in the above photo is a real animal. She is a hybrid, the cross of a tobiano pinto horse and a zebra. Albinism in the truest sense does not occur in the horse. Pinto patterns can be argued to be a form of albinism, as they block pigment migration, but it is due to the genes that control the pinto pattern, not due to a genetic mistake in a pure-bred zebra. Pinto-patterned and even appaloosa patterned zorses do exist. Zorses have been deliberately bred for well over 200 years, they are not new.

    Leah Patton, Office manager, ADMS

  8. julia on October 6th, 2008 2:04 pm

    those animals are sooo awsome

  9. taylor&kaylee on October 13th, 2008 7:05 pm

    cool dude!!!!!!!!!!!!

  10. amber on October 21st, 2008 10:44 pm

    ahhh om gi love zorshe im doin mi school project on them there sooo pretty ilovethem soooo much

  11. PANDU on October 29th, 2008 3:31 pm

    THEY COOL

  12. unknown on October 30th, 2008 12:41 am

    wowwwww awesome coolie super AMAZING!!!!! :P

  13. Tater on January 21st, 2009 2:25 am

    HAHA i want one to do barrels on! :D

    how cute!

  14. yaya on March 6th, 2009 9:54 pm

    OMG that stuff is sooooo amazing I totally want one so i can keep in my room!!!!!

  15. maggie on March 23rd, 2009 3:55 am

    How much are the zores? i luv it can i keep it please. :)

  16. sarah on March 24th, 2009 12:28 am

    cool my peps

  17. lauren on March 26th, 2009 9:03 pm

    where do you get them

  18. casey on April 11th, 2009 6:42 pm

    I love zebras and horses and I can’t believe it’s real wow !

  19. anonymus on April 12th, 2009 4:11 pm

    zorses are way to expensive for u to buy weirdo why don’t u just breed one

  20. sheyla on April 13th, 2009 7:39 pm

    awwe how cute i want one=]

  21. meagan &denice on April 19th, 2009 4:34 pm

    that is soooo awesome!!!!!!!!!!

  22. paige on April 28th, 2009 9:41 am

    the zorses are so cool wish i could have 1 as a pet

  23. abby luscier on May 29th, 2009 9:19 pm

    this is so cooli did not know this even dxisted that is cool????”

  24. Chloe on June 3rd, 2009 8:22 pm

    I love Zebras and horses :D
    It’s a mix (:
    That’s amazing and cool.

    I never knew those even existed??

  25. shelby on June 12th, 2009 7:50 pm

    i luv the new breed

  26. shelby on June 12th, 2009 7:51 pm

    horses r ausem an cool 2 me

  27. Echo on June 18th, 2009 2:07 am

    i have one! they are the best ever! i just love my stripes!!!

  28. shelby k. on June 21st, 2009 5:59 am

    omfg i want one were can i get one i will pay any thing to have one!!!!!!!

  29. Jemma-M on October 2nd, 2009 9:15 am

    omg they are beautiful i want 1 2!
    they are nothing like you’d see in a zoo?

  30. SUSAN. on October 6th, 2009 2:24 pm

    hot.

  31. Tiffany on October 10th, 2009 7:46 pm

    I love them so much I was just wondering if you heard about ligers

    love
    Tiffany, age 10

  32. Amber Marie on October 21st, 2009 6:24 pm

    ;] Ehmagawd, That Is Like The CUTEST Thing I’ve Ever Seen In My Whole Lifeee

  33. Teanna on October 27th, 2009 4:17 am

    Eclyse (the pinto at the top) is certainly a hybrid: no zebra has a mane and tail like that. Lovely. Does anyone know where i can find pics & info on Appaloosa/zebra hybrids? Can’t find any using “zebra/appaloosa” as search engine. For the non-horsemen: Appaloosas come in a variety of spotted/snowflaked/marbled patterns (as do Knabstruppers and a few other breeds); the most memorable are the leopard pattern (like a Dalmatian dog) and the blanket-hipped (solid or splotched color with a white blanket over the hips, egg-spots on blanket).

  34. sidra on November 15th, 2009 10:12 am

    OOOOOOOOOO………LOVELY …SOOOO CUUTTTUUU :) LOVE THEM ALOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

  35. Susan Faulkner on November 23rd, 2009 6:34 pm

    Beautiful! I stumbled on to this and was quite surprized. They are very beautiful. I have a Friend in collage to become a vet Specializing in Horses . She will love this. Thank you

  36. Boyd on February 12th, 2010 5:21 am

    I have lots of pics on my websight. I also have zonkeys too.

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