A zebra at the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya gave birth to an unusual looking baby by her side. The foal had stripes, but they weren't dark and barely covered her body.
According to CNN, caregivers at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust examined the foal up close and discovered it was a zonkey, a zebra-donkey hybrid.
"Working with wildlife, one learns to expect the unexpected," the rescue group said in a news release on Wednesday. "Even the most seemingly story can eventually reveal its true stripes and end up surprising us all."
According to the rescue group, the mama zebra, which doesn't have a name, was a stray who ventured out of Kenya's Tsavo East National Park and into a community of a local cattle herd.
The zebra was later transferred to the Chyulu National Park.
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