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Hi Brenda
I wonder, by any chance are Zebras classed as Equines? They look horse-like.
Love your beautiful new blog.
From Alice
Thank you Alice :) Zebras do look horse-like and according to Leolupus (an ex zookeeper) on Yahoo Answers, he says:
“Zebras and horses both belong to the family Equidae, and the genus Equus. However, they are different species – horses being E. caballus, and zebras E. burchelli (Burchell’s or plains zebra), E. grevyi (Grevy’s zebra), and E. zebra (mountain zebra). They are related closely enough that they are able to interbreed, producing a ‘zorse’ – however, like most hybrids, zorses are usually sterile. Zebras can also interbreed with donkeys (E. asinus), producing a ‘zeedonk’, and, of course, horses and donkeys can interbreed and produce mules (offspring of a male donkey and female horse) or hinnies (offspring of a male horse and female donkey).”