Zap! It’s a Zorse!
(posted for the A to Z Challenge)
Z is for Zap … and Zorse.
Well, zikes! Gadzooks! That’s not a horse!
What is that creature? It’s a zorse!
A zorse? What, say you, could that be –
This creature that begins with “Z”?
This little equid in his stripe
Belongs to an unlikely type.
His lineage is quite a mix
Of horse and zebra, just for kicks.
Image:
Zorse Foal
Photo by Sarah Hartwell
Creative Commons Licensing
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Image:Zorse
Photo by Olliver
Public Domain Photo
Dropping in from A-Z. Great blog! Beautiful horses :)
ReplyDeleteSarah Allen
(my creative writing blog)
When I first saw the photo of the zorse foal, I thought I was looking at a unicorn ;) Wonder how the zorse came about. Did man interfere with nature or did nature experiment on its own? Please find my latest A-Z Challenge blogs here: http://myheartblogstoyou.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI want one! At first I thought I was reading Dr. Suess, but I can't believe something like this exists. Where can I find one?
ReplyDeleteAva
I've seen pictures of those before, I think they look great! I always wondered how their temperament would be though, considering they have the wild blood of a zebra in them... probably a bit high-strung, like a Thoroughbred or Arabian maybe.
ReplyDelete-Lizzy
It this a real horse? or Zorse? really beautiful animal.
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