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The secret romance between a donkey and a zebra has finally resulted to a Zedonk, a Zebra/Donkey hybrid. The unique-looking female zedonk was born at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Georgia, USA. It has stripes in her legs and face, which she inherited from her fathers and a narrow head of a donkey which she got from her mother - a perfect hybrid.

Aside from the stripes, she also inherited the wild instincts her father. Usually, a foal will lay over on its side, sunning itself. But she sits up at all time - like she's on alert looking out for predators.

Officials at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve, where the cute little crossbred was born, are as surprised as anyone by the very rare coupling. It turns out, the zebra/donkey romance has been many years in the making, but somehow the duo managed to keep it a secret. "The animals have been running (in the fields) together for more than 40 years, but this is the first time that this has happened here," says the preserve's founder. "We never suspected that they (had mated), so it was quite a surprise when the zedonk was born."

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