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wow a really beautiful creature.

posted by Kabu on April 16, 2019 at 2:05 PM | link to this | reply

Size. The largest zebra is the Grevy's zebra, according to the San Diego Zoo. It weighs 770 to 990 lbs. (350 to 450 kilograms) and is around 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall from shoulder to hoof. Their thick bodies make them look like mules with stripes.

posted by Corbin_Dallas on April 16, 2019 at 12:53 PM | link to this | reply

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really??? how tall is a zebra? 

posted by mneme on April 16, 2019 at 10:55 AM | link to this | reply

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I don't think humans were "involved" personally.  It would require a ladder!

posted by Corbin_Dallas on April 16, 2019 at 10:49 AM | link to this | reply

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so it's man-made? i wonder how horses and zebras otherwise come into contact.. (you can see this caught my imagination, lol)

posted by mneme on April 16, 2019 at 10:44 AM | link to this | reply

Yes, the zorse is a real animal. A zorse, also known as a zebroid, zorse, zonkey, zebmule, or zedonk is a hybrid animal.

It is born when a male zebra is crossbred with a female horse. The male zebra, also called a stallion, and the female horse known as a mare, produces an offspring that has the appearance of a horse and with the stripes of a zebra.

The genes from the zebra give the equine hybrid resistance to diseases and other pests that invade donkeys and horses. A zorse is both sturdy and hardy and the general outlook is determined by genes of the parents.

posted by Corbin_Dallas on April 16, 2019 at 10:37 AM | link to this | reply

Is it real, though? - never can tell with photoshop ...  

posted by mneme on April 16, 2019 at 10:28 AM | link to this | reply