Can a zebra be bred with a horse?

The fact that horses and zebras can successfully mate is rather surprising, given that zebras have a difficult time breeding across different species. There's been mixed success attempting to breed mountain, plains and Grevy's zebras in captivity, with results ranging from healthy foals to high rates of abortion. read more

Eclyse is the daughter of a Zebra mare called Eclypse and a horse stallion called Ulyses. She is kept on a safari park in Germany. She is notable because her breeding makes her a 'hebra' (daughter of a Zebra mother, with an equine father), rather than a zorse. read more

Horses and zebras can reproduce, and whether the result is a zorse or a hebra depends on the parents. It's an unusual pairing usually requiring human help. Other zebra hybrids include the zonkey. Properly imprinted, equine hybrids can be trained like other domestic donkeys and horses. read more

A zebroid is the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine: essentially, a zebra hybrid. In most cases, the sire is a zebra stallion. Offspring of a donkey sire and zebra dam, called a zebra hinny, or donkra, do exist but are rare and are usually sterile and infertile. Zebroids have been bred since the 19th century. Charles Darwin noted several zebra hybrids in his works. read more