Zorse – Zebra and Horse Cross Breed

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.

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

Zorse – Zebra and Horse Cross Breed was posted by Vitali K. on 27th April 2008 as part of the Environment section. Check the front page for the latest posts or use navigation links below:

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88 Responses to “Zorse – Zebra and Horse Cross Breed”

May 16th, 2008 21:10 alyssa said:

cool
May 17th, 2008 12:40 unknown said:

WOW,,,ITS A HORSE WITH STRIPS I’LL BE DARNED!!!!
May 20th, 2008 18:08 David said:

i’ve never seen anything like this before. is that real?
May 21st, 2008 07:43 paradoxoff said:

Yes, it’s absolutely real.
May 22nd, 2008 13:16 Rafamaldo said:

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.
May 29th, 2008 03:27 Kaylee said:

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.
October 1st, 2008 19:36 Leah Patton said:

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
October 6th, 2008 14:04 julia said:

those animals are sooo awsome
October 13th, 2008 19:05 taylor&kaylee said:

cool dude!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 21st, 2008 22:44 amber said:

ahhh om gi love zorshe im doin mi school project on them there sooo pretty ilovethem soooo much
October 29th, 2008 15:31 PANDU said:

THEY COOL
October 30th, 2008 00:41 unknown said:

wowwwww awesome coolie super AMAZING!!!!! :P
January 21st, 2009 02:25 Tater said:

HAHA i want one to do barrels on! :D

how cute!
March 6th, 2009 21:54 yaya said:

OMG that stuff is sooooo amazing I totally want one so i can keep in my room!!!!!
March 23rd, 2009 03:55 maggie said:

How much are the zores? i luv it can i keep it please. :)
March 24th, 2009 00:28 sarah said:

cool my peps
March 26th, 2009 21:03 lauren said:

where do you get them
April 11th, 2009 18:42 casey said:

I love zebras and horses and I can’t believe it’s real wow !
April 12th, 2009 16:11 anonymus said:

zorses are way to expensive for u to buy weirdo why don’t u just breed one
April 13th, 2009 19:39 sheyla said:

awwe how cute i want one=]
April 19th, 2009 16:34 meagan &denice said:

that is soooo awesome!!!!!!!!!!
April 28th, 2009 09:41 paige said:

the zorses are so cool wish i could have 1 as a pet
May 29th, 2009 21:19 abby luscier said:

this is so cooli did not know this even dxisted that is cool????”
June 3rd, 2009 20:22 Chloe said:

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

I never knew those even existed??
June 12th, 2009 19:50 shelby said:

i luv the new breed
June 12th, 2009 19:51 shelby said:

horses r ausem an cool 2 me
June 18th, 2009 02:07 Echo said:

i have one! they are the best ever! i just love my stripes!!!
June 21st, 2009 05:59 shelby k. said:

omfg i want one were can i get one i will pay any thing to have one!!!!!!!
October 2nd, 2009 09:15 Jemma-M said:

omg they are beautiful i want 1 2!
they are nothing like you’d see in a zoo?
October 6th, 2009 14:24 SUSAN. said:

hot.
October 10th, 2009 19:46 Tiffany said:

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

love
Tiffany, age 10
October 21st, 2009 18:24 Amber Marie said:

;] Ehmagawd, That Is Like The CUTEST Thing I’ve Ever Seen In My Whole Lifeee
October 27th, 2009 04:17 Teanna said:

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).
November 15th, 2009 10:12 sidra said:

OOOOOOOOOO………LOVELY …SOOOO CUUTTTUUU :) LOVE THEM ALOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
November 23rd, 2009 18:34 Susan Faulkner said:

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
February 12th, 2010 05:21 Boyd said:

I have lots of pics on my websight. I also have zonkeys too.
March 13th, 2010 00:02 taylor said:

wow these pics are awesome i love them they r so cute me and my freind love them u should see ligers they r so amazing they r half loin half tiger!!!!!! u should see it for ur self look up pictures of ligers at google.com
March 13th, 2010 00:03 haylie said:

i love those pics and the baby is soooo cute i love horses and so does my friend u should serch liger pictures they look so amazing.
March 26th, 2010 18:07 superchic3000 said:

I looked this up because I saw a zorse in a movie. I always thought a zebra was 2 wild and could not be tamed, or thats what I always heard. That is truly remarkable I want a zorse now..LOL
April 15th, 2010 02:18 lorie shaw said:

I think the “ZORSE” is the most beautiful creature GOD has made. He definately got creative when he created these beauties… same with the “LIGER” i love them both, but i wish i owned a “ZORSE” WOW!!!!!!!!!! WHAT BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!
April 20th, 2010 19:30 megan o'keefe said:

i am doin a science project on Zorse’s lifecycleit’s soooo hard but some people just paint their horses with stripes just for the fame

do Zorses live about the same amount of times as horses
April 20th, 2010 21:43 paradoxoff said:

megan o’keefe, yes they are.
June 15th, 2010 15:47 jodie said:

I want a zorse! They are really cool!
October 21st, 2010 18:30 Megan Abiles said:

I Think Just The Fact That A Zebra And A Horse Can Breed Is Amazing. The Colors They Come Out To Be Are Just So Pretty. I Love Breeds!!
November 15th, 2010 05:03 Stephanie and Ashley said:

Okay we love Zonkeys, Zorses, and Zonys. But seriously people, they have stripEs, not stips…
Thanks y’all
November 15th, 2010 05:27 Vitali K. said:

Nice point, Stephanie and Ashley :)
November 15th, 2010 11:42 lili said:

i’ts cool :)
November 15th, 2010 11:43 lili said:

i love zebra horse :)
November 19th, 2010 15:22 alexis said:

that is cool
November 19th, 2010 19:42 Chloe said:

I think that it is the cutiest thing I have ever seen . I love it !!!!!!
December 22nd, 2010 19:38 `Jessica and Devin said:

This is so awsome wish I had all animals in the world!!!
P.S. Not the ones that will hurt or kill me..:P
January 27th, 2011 02:54 Hannah blair said:

I think they are awsome. I wish I had one because I love horses. I never seen one of those horses. I love them!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 5th, 2011 23:44 lizziebug said:

I love horses and the Zorse’s are.. well sweet but it love the stripes Zorse that is still white.. I even have it on my back ground on my laptop!!!
February 6th, 2011 04:34 Obviouslynotagirl said:

I want to see a liger eat a zorse
February 23rd, 2011 12:23 Anonymous said:

mansoor … Tanx b 2 Allah d creator of ol. Wid god all things are possible.
February 23rd, 2011 23:01 J.GGt said:

They are wonderful animals how much would 1 cost ??
March 3rd, 2011 14:14 edward mokgohloa said:

this is unbelivable, im black and my traditional name is Pitsi, meaning Zebra, but right now i don’t know who or what to call myself !!!!
im studying agriculture and to be honest i think i still have more to learn
March 6th, 2011 16:38 Ashley said:

Zebras and horse are my fav. animal now i can have both!!!!
March 18th, 2011 02:42 Gianna said:

Cool but How fast do they run?
March 20th, 2011 03:51 Justin said:

I liked your photos alot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 23rd, 2011 16:31 bob said:

i love zorses and i have now got two in a stable near by my house. i hope you can put some more inspiring photos on your website soon. if you do i shall write to you again, next time i shall write more as i am now in a hurry to get to my zorses, they are very hungrey.
March 24th, 2011 18:34 HANNA .A. said:

I think that is the coolest thing i’ve ever saw. IT IS COOL!!!. oh and post more pictures. My mom would be so fasinated. By by.
March 25th, 2011 22:10 Rayann & Kayla said:

OMGOSH~ they are so cute! I stumbled across this accidently, Im so glad I did..this is AMAZING! Now me and my lil girl are gonna look up Ligers.

Thanks you guys :)
March 30th, 2011 19:55 codie james said:

zores r the most awsome kind of horse i have ever seen!
March 30th, 2011 23:33 Moi said:

Zebra’s are NOT fun animals to ride for their temperment as well as their confirmation (On good authority from an old Texas cowboy who used to ride them, in retrospect, he’s not sure why). The Zorses shown seem to have similar builds to the zebra so I can’t imagine they are very comfortable to ride even if they aren’t as “opinionated” (aka hard headed) as zebra’s, but other than pasture ornaments (a potentially excellent occupation for an equine) what do you DO with one?
April 8th, 2011 15:52 Danielle said:

God did not make these humans did, but they are very cool and pretty to look at.
April 10th, 2011 19:34 carlie said:

WOW i have been with horses my entire life and never heard of a zorse or a zonie amazing i cant believe my eyes lol
April 10th, 2011 19:35 carlie said:

beautiful creature
April 20th, 2011 16:27 Anonymous said:

i think that they are awsome. i really really yant one.
May 10th, 2011 14:11 Wants a Zorse said:

Is there a place I can get a for free somewhere around Illinois?
May 18th, 2011 13:44 YoungCyril said:

These creatures are very beautiful but I think the most amazing animal I saw when I lived in S.Africa is the African Pygmy camel, both of my children kept one as a pet, they are lovely affectionate little things. The tiny camels are cute too. It broke the childrens hearts when we came back to the UK.
May 30th, 2011 22:03 Anonymous said:

While the creatures in the pictures of more than beautiful, God never meant for a Zebra and a horse to breed and make a subspecies! If he had he would have put them together in the wild, but that’s not the case now is it! No, you have to MAKE them mate, I am more than sure this is a long hard thing to accomplish as it it just isn’t the natural order of things!! I hope you enjoy playing God and forcing two creatures who would never ever mate together, together!!!
June 15th, 2011 22:11 Rarity Acres said:

The pinto Zorse in the first picture is just amazing example of a hybrid cross! She is owned by a Zoo in Germany. Some of the above Zorses are out of different types of Zebras, as you notice there are some differences in the striping . The last pic is a Grevy Zebra with a Belgain draft cross, she is the worlds largest Zorse. Zorses are Real, but of course extremely rare and hard to breed for.. These crosses have been around for a long time, they were first bred as horses were dying off of diseases and Zebras were not in Africa, they starting crossing them for a breed that is more resistant to disease. And it worked. Zorses are very hardy Animals. They are kind of like Mules.. You can also cross Zebras with Donkeys to get a Zonkey. I am a Zorse and Zonkey breeder. I also have a Zebra Stallion at stud. RarityAcres@aol.com
July 8th, 2011 22:27 amber said:

the last pic looked like a donkey and horse mixed together CUTE!
July 9th, 2011 16:30 Sophia White said:

Thease Zorse-Zebra and Horse pictures FREAKS ME OUT!
July 9th, 2011 16:40 N Mark said:

I looooooooooove Tiegers!
Me and Sophia White think Zorses looks like…….
Tiegers and horses mixed together!
July 26th, 2011 16:01 Malachi said:

I never knew this existed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????????
July 26th, 2011 16:03 Nikki said:

They’re so cute!!!!
August 16th, 2011 13:33 nastro said:

I preffer how they look in thier natural form. These look more like donkeys than a horse or a zebra. There is nothing more beautifull that a purebred Arabian Stalion.
September 4th, 2011 10:02 liffy said:

sooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)
September 5th, 2011 17:02 kaly said:

My goss I didn’t know about that.
Sooooo cute!!!!! :D :D :D :D
October 1st, 2011 00:10 Jimmy said:

They are so cool my mom and dad said I might be able to adopt one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 9th, 2011 10:36 Anonymous said:

A zebroid (also zedonk, zebra mule, and zebrule) is the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine: essentially, a zebra hybrid. In most cases, the sire is a zebra stallion. Offspring of a donkey sire and zebra dam, called a zebra hinny, or donkra, do exist but are rare. Zebroids have been bred since the 19th century. The extinct quagga was also crossed with horses and donkeys. Charles Darwin noted several zebra hybrids in his works.Today, various zebroids are bred as riding and draft animals, and as curiosities in circuses and smaller zoos. Zorses are bred in Africa and used for trekking on Mount Kenya;[8] the zebra parent gives resistance to the nagana pest disease. A zorse (more accurately a zony) was born at Eden Ostrich World, Cumbria, England in 2001 after a zebra was left in a field with a Shetland pony. It was referred to as a Zetland. Usually, a zebra stallion is paired with a horse mare or ass mare, but in 2005, a Burchell’s zebra named Allison produced a zonkey called Alex sired by a donkey at Highland plantation in the parish of Saint Thomas, Barbados. Alex, born 21 April 2005, is apparently the first zonkey in Barbados.[9] In 2007, a stallion, Ulysses, and a zebra mare, Eclipse, produced a zebroid named Eclyse, displaying an unusually patchy color coating.[10][11] The Wild Animal Safari in Springfield, MO, and its sister location in Pine Mountain, GA has several zedonks as of March 31, 2010.[citation needed] In July 2010, a zedonk was born at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega, Georgia.[12] Another zebra–donkey hybrid, like the Barbados zonkey sired by a donkey, was born July 3, 2011 in Haicang Safari Park, Haicang, Xiamen, China
December 16th, 2011 23:29 confused said:

I thought those were extinct….and helo, it’s called a Qagga, isn’t it?
January 15th, 2012 19:56 Victoria said:

I think is cool half horse and half Zebra.
January 24th, 2012 00:16 qwerty said:

Zebras, striped horses
Nothing but a fraud; Zebras
Just a fancy horse
(haiku)
March 10th, 2012 19:43 Anonymous said:

i dont like the look of that they could create a monster
April 29th, 2012 00:06 Hung low said:

Do you think the other horses on the farm make fun of them?