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Horse or zebra? Unusual zebrula draws crowds in Germany

(AFP)
Updated: 2007-07-06 01:30

A zebrula -- a cross between a horse and a zebra -- has drawn curious onlookers to a zoo in Germany because of its unusual coat.

Eclyse, a crossbreed between a zebra and a horse, standing in an enclosure at the zoo Safaripark Stukenbrock. Eclyse was born in a horse ranch in Italy, her mother is a chapmann-zebra, her father a brown-white horse.[AFP]

While zebrulas have been in existence since the 19th century, this one is particularly unique: its coat is sharply divided between horse and zebra, says Safaripark, a zoo near northern Guetersloh.

The animal, which is slightly more than a year old and is named Eclyse, has a zebra head, while the first half of the rest of its body is white and the second half is zebra-colored.

It arrived at the zoo three weeks ago from Italy.