# Zonkeys! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 26, 2002, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710 "2002-09-26T13:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/1 "2002-09-26T13:57:39Z")
> [@](#): > > [ABC 13 - Toledo](http://www.13abc.com/index.cfm?Article=4126&SecName=28&Level=1&SubID=0&Itm=&SideID=&IsItm=) > What look likes a donkey but has stripes like a zebra? Stumped? A zonkey. May sound like a mythical creature, but we can assure you it does exist. As a matter of fact you can find two of these rare beasts right here in northwest Ohio. If you’ve been down by the University of Findlay’s Center of Equine and Pre-veterinary Studies recently, you may have seen something quite bizarre. Two zonkeys grazing in the pasture is certainly not an everyday sight. So what are these creatures doing in Hancock County and where do they come from? We did some digging and here’s what we found out. > > At first glance you might think they’re dark-colored zebras or striped donkeys, but they’re not. “These two ladies are what we call zonkeys’ they’re a cross between a zebra stallion and a genny, which is a female donkey.” According to Dr. Michael Kerns, Zelda and Zena were bred out of curiosity by a man in New Mexico. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/2 "2002-09-26T14:17:34Z")
Bred out of curiosity! That’s my favorite part. "Hm, let’s see what happens when we mix this with this… " ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/3 "2002-09-26T16:43:16Z")
If we cross this new creature with a monkey…will we then get a **Zunkey**? Other possibilites: Lion + Zebra= Libra Zebra + Crow =Zero Zebra + Tuna=Xena Donkey + Goat + Jay =Donkey-oat-a Please help me get a government grant to help cover expenses with my experiments. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/4 "2002-09-26T16:50:02Z")
I remember a trip to TJ a few years ago, and the had a Zonkey there. With a cart attached. And you could sit in the cart and have your picture taken, for US$5.00. But it wasn’t actually a Zonkey, but a painted donkey. Really. Poor thing. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/5 "2002-09-26T16:55:05Z")
Maybe we can continue the breeding to create really cool animals: Zebra + Donkey = Zonkey Zonkey + Dear = Zonkeer Zonkeer + Goose = Goonkeer Goonkeer + Amoeba = Goonmeakeer Goonmeakeer + Tabby = Gootmeabeer Gootmeabeer + Pet = Getmeabeer. Now THATS an animal I want. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/6 "2002-09-26T19:42:51Z")
Bull Dog + Shitzu = Bullshit (from a friend’s profile) ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/7 "2002-09-26T19:51:20Z")
Elephant + Rhino = Elephino ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/8 "2002-09-26T20:36:16Z")
I also want a: Hamster + camel = Hamel Hamel + Oclet = Hamlet and a Sea Gull + larve = Serve So I can have a ServeHamlet. I need one of those too. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2002, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/9 "2002-09-26T21:19:28Z")
Winston, I was in Tijuana two weeks ago and the “zonkey” is still there. Well, _a_ zonkey is still there. Based on how my street vendor taco tasted, I think I know what they do with underperforming zonkeys. And to misquote Bart Simpson, “God, schmod- I want my getmeabeer!” ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/10 "2002-09-27T02:22:07Z")
I’ve seen a zorse (male zebra X female horse): chestnut with black stripes. Used to be part of a circus, but now lives on a farm a few miles down the road. And for the raptor lovers: What do you get when you cross a Caracara with a Vulture? A Caracature. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/11 "2002-09-27T04:44:42Z")
Zonkies are real, I have a picture of my SO petting one. He petted it. And he never lets me forget it. But that’s okay, I have a cat and he doesn’t. The ligers are pretty cool too… lion x tiger. But they mostly look like lions. There are some other possible combinations but I can’t remember them at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zonkeys/129710/12 "2002-09-30T15:21:31Z")
Oh, I remember those zonkeys in TJ. Don’t they have 'em on every corner downtown?