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Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey

Ippo, a three month old zonkey, a crossing between a zebra and a donkey, has become a star in the Italian city of Florence.

  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    Ippo, a three month old zonkey, a crossing between a zebra and a donkey, lies in its pen in a reserve in Florence.
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  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    An act of love between Martin the zebra and Giada the donkey in the romantic Italian city of Florence has produced the rare "zonkey" baby.
  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    Three-month-old Ippo is already a star and the owners of the farm say they have received requests for rights over his image.
  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    "It is very rare that a zebra and a donkey mate and reproduce," Serena Aglietti, the daughter of the shelter's owner, said.
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  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    Ippo stands with his mother in their pen in Florence.
  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    Visitors play with Ippo in the Florence reserve.
  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    Ippo is officially a "zebroid" -- the name for a cross between a zebra and any other equine.
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  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    Ippo eats next to his mother in their pen in a reserve in Florence.
  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    Ms Aglietti, the owner of the reserve, said that by November it will also be clear whether Ippo can reproduce or not.
  • Meet the Zonkey: A hybrid of a zebra and a donkey
    "This is the first time I see him. It's not natural but nature made it possible," local resident Fabrizio said.
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