Editing Zebra (section)

===Hybridisation===
{{Main|Zebroid}}
Fertile hybrids have been reported in the wild between plains and Grévy's zebra.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=J. E.|last1= Cordingley |first2=S. R.|last2= Sundaresan |first3=I. R.|last3= Fischhoff |first4=B.|last4= Shapiro |first5=J.|last5= Ruskey |first6=D. I.|last6= Rubenstein |year=2009 |title=Is the endangered Grevy's zebra threatened by hybridization? |journal=Animal Conservation |volume=12 |issue=6 |pages=505–513 |doi=10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00294.x|bibcode= 2009AnCon..12..505C |s2cid= 18388598 }}</ref> Hybridisation has also been recorded between the plains and mountain zebra, though it is possible that these are infertile due to the difference in chromosome numbers between the two species.<ref>{{cite book |author=Giel|first1= E.-M. |last2=Bar-David|first2= S. |last3=Beja-Pereira|first3= A. |last4=Cothern|first4= E. G. |last5=Giulotto|first5= E. |last6=Hrabar|first6= H. |last7=Oyunsuren|first7= T. |last8=Pruvost|first8= M. |year=2016 |contribution=Genetics and Paleogenetics of Equids |title=Wild Equids: Ecology, Management, and Conservation |editor=Ransom|editor-first= J. I. |editor2=Kaczensky|editor-first2=P. |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |page=99 |isbn=978-1-4214-1909-1}}</ref> Captive zebras have been bred with horses and [[donkeys]]; these are known as [[zebroids]]. A zorse is a cross between a zebra and a horse; a zonkey, between a zebra and a donkey; and a zoni, between a zebra and a [[pony]]. Zebroids are often born sterile with [[dwarfism]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Bittel|first= Jason |date=19 June 2015 |title=Hold Your Zorses: The sad truth about animal hybrids |publisher=[[Slate.com]] |access-date=16 May 2020 |url=https://slate.com/technology/2015/06/zonkeys-ligers-the-sad-truth-about-animal-hybrids.html}}</ref>