“Discover the Shocking Truth Behind Nature’s Most Unbelievable Animal Hybrids You Never Knew Existed!”

"Discover the Shocking Truth Behind Nature's Most Unbelievable Animal Hybrids You Never Knew Existed!"
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A male tigon

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Tigons have the same parents as ligers (lions and tigers) but with the genders flipped around— meaning that the parent species are a male tiger and a lioness.

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The tigon’s body is usually a light tan color with blonde stripes and a white underbelly. Tigons are not a product of natural breeding and only exist in captivity breeding programs. They are usually sterile and unable to reproduce.

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Zebroids are crosses between donkeys and other equine animals

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Half zebra half donkey hybrid animal

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Zebroids are hybrid crosses between zebras and other members of the equine family including horses and donkeys. This species is not exactly rare, but it is less common for the mother to be from the zebra family.

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In most zebroids, the head and body resemble a donkey and the legs and underside are marked by black zebra stripes.

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Zonkies have personality traits from both parents

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Zonkey

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Zebroids, like the zonkey pictured above, carry both physical and personality traits from both of their parents.

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Based on what people know about the handful of zonkies in the world, the rare creatures are excitable with distinct personalities. They tend to look more like a donkey with the distinct stripes and wild nature of a zebra.

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Zebroids are usually infertile

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Ippo, a three month old zonkey, a crossing between a zebra and a donkey, stands in its pen in a reserve in Florence, on October 11, 2013

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Sometimes when zebras and horses are kept in captivity together accidental breeding can take place, but allowing this type of breeding to occur is generally frowned upon in the zoo-keeping community.

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