Rare zebra-donkey mix born in Italian animal reserve

A Florence animal reserve said on Monday that a rare mix between a zebra and donkey born several days earlier is in good health.

The zonkey named Ippo is the foal of an endangered donkey breed from Amiata and a zebra that was adopted by the centre after it was confiscated from a failing zoo.



"Ippo is the only one of his kind in Italy," Serena Aglietti said. There are other zonkeys in Germany, China and Georgia.

Ippo was not bred intentionally, but is the product of the zebra's determination after he climbed a protective fence to get to the donkey, the reserve managers said.

Theres a video of Ippo the zonkey here.