zorses
Zebra-horse offspring
A zorse is a hybrid animal produced by crossing a zebra with a horse, typically a zebra stallion and a horse mare.
Like other zebra hybrids—collectively called zebroids—zorses are usually sterile and cannot reproduce.
They tend to inherit the zebra's striped pattern, though often only partially, appearing as stripes over a solid horse-colored coat.
The zorse at the sanctuary drew crowds because of its striking striped legs.
Striped African horse relative
Mixed-lineage organism
- interspeciesBetween different species
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
hinny · liger · tigon · offspring · breeding · chromosome · DNA · fertile
Striped African horse relative
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- safariWildlife observation journey
plains · conservation · ecosystem · wild · species · habitat · Kenya · Tanzania
Parallel linear markings
- bandsMusical performing groups
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- markingsIdentifying visual features
coat · dappled · brindled · legs · partial · inherited · pigmentation · coloration
zebra
Striped African horse relative
stallion · mare · foal · colt · filly · gallop · trot · canter · mane · tail
crossbreed
Mixed-lineage organism
- interspeciesBetween different species
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
mule · hinny · liger · tigon · offspring · breeding · chromosome · DNA · fertile · infertile
zebra
Striped African horse relative
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
safari · plains · conservation · ecosystem · wild · species · habitat · Kenya · Tanzania · Serengeti
stripes
Parallel linear markings
- bandsMusical performing groups
- patternedHaving repeated decorative designs
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
markings · coat · dappled · brindled · legs · partial · inherited · pigmentation · coloration · camouflage
uncommon
Seldom occurring or found
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- unusualNot often encountered
- noveltyQuality of being original
curiosity · scarce · unique · remarkable · atypical · oddity · specialty · collector · private · zoo
zorsesthoroughbreds
Animals of unmixed lineage
Arabian horses · quarter horses · purebreds · Clydesdales · mustangs