Thursday, June 28, 2007

A Horse is a Horse, of Course . . .

. . . of course. Unless it's a Zorse. Great photo at link.

The Sun Online - News: Why of course... it's a Zorse: "SOMETHING’S not quite white about this animal. It has two bizarre patches of stripes on its head and flank thanks to a strange parentage.

Dad was a zebra stallion, mum was a horse . . . so their odd-looking offspring is known as a zorse.

The animal, called Eclyse, can be seen at a safari park in Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany. Trust us, it’s not an April Foal."

2 comments:

Writeprocrastinator said...

No, that pattern doesn't occur in nature. That pic had to be photo-shopped.

I thought that was one of those genetic attempts at a recreation of a Quagga.

Unknown said...

I'm crushed. If you can't trust the Sun, whom can you trust?