Apr 26, 2014 10:15 AM EDT
Donkey-Zebra Mix Called Zonkey Born in Northern Mexico (VIDEO)

A zebra and donkey mix animal, called a "zonkey," was born at the Reynosa Zoon in Northern Mexico on April 21, according to ABC News.

The calf, which has been named Khumba, has a donkey-looking face and colored skin tone, though its front and hind legs have zebra stripes.

Khumba's mother is a zebra, named Rayas, who used to visit a small albino donkey named Ignacio at his home on a farm "every afternoon," according to ABC News.

A zonkey is considered rare for a number of reasons, including its appearance, and because zebra and donkey chromosomes are not compatible.

A video of the fun-loving animal can be found below.

Donkeys have 62 chromosomes, horses have 64 chromosomes and zebras have 44.

At press time, Khumba is perfectly healthy.

"Owner Serena Aglietti built a fence to separate the two animals. But somehow, in the golden light of a field in Florence, love flowered," the Inquisitr reported this week.

Now if a male donkey were to mate with a female zebra, it would be called a "donkra," according to ABC News.

Zonkeys can also be referred to as zedonks or zebroids.

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