Show ZEBRA-DONKEY ZEBRA A SUCCESS The of a new type Is alway al al- Ways way Interesting the tho effort of or the gov to breed a zebra donkey or ora ora ora a zebra horse Is particularly so since t tiey ey already appear measurably suc sue The animal breeders of the department of oC agriculture were Im Impressed II pressed ed some somo years ago with the I splendid conformation large size and great of the big Grevy zebra which was presented to President Roosevelt by King of or Abys Abyssinia sinla sinia and which found round a home dome at the National Zoological park at Washing ton The zebra was bred to donkeys and the resulting hybrids are apparently apparently great successes a half hair dozen dozeD colts and fillies now poking their noses over the fences at visitors to the zoo So far as markings are con concerned concerned concerned they show somewhat faint taint re reproductions reproductions reproductions productions of or the strongly marked black and white stripes of the zebra stallion bu but th their thir lr parentage Is evident They are are however as hardy bardy and endure the climate 01 oi a Washington ton as well as the donkeys The striking feature of the crossbreeding crossbreeding crossbreeding cross- cross breeding Is that the hybrids show n II decided improvement In tn other respects respect over both parents in action conformation tion and disposition The Grevy stal stallion stallion stallion lion weighs 00 pounds and Is 13 13 Lands high and while he Is a beauty he Is not particularly affectionate or 01 orthe orthe the contrary he be Is vicious The aver average average average age weight of the donkey dams darns is twelve hands high The weight of th the hybrids when only a year o old d was and they stood twelve hands bands nigh They have good action a neat clean cut appearance and are as gentle a as horses horses' foals of or the sam sanu age The hybrids ought to be tough for forthe forthe forthe the zebra In tn Africa is about the tough toughest toughest est st thing In the horse line In the world and he be apparently loses none of these qualities by change o of rest resi dence The hybrids then should de develop develop develop Into animals with much gr greater ater endurance than tb mule and be as large The zebra In Africa is Immune t u many diseases and pests which kill or horses borses and mules and it is expected that the new hybrids will prove them themselves themselves themselves selves more hardy bardy and disease resist resistant resistant resistant ant than even the famous Missouri arm army arms mu mute e.- e. |