Zebras and horses - how closely related are they and can they interbreed and communicate?

Question

Zebras and horses - how closely related are they and can they interbreed and communicate?

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Answer 1

Nearest relatives are the horse and the donkey. The genus is

equus, whether they can communicate is something only an expert in the field could tell

Hippotigris burchelli

A  Plains zebra,    does not have any relation seemingly to

a Hippo

Answer 2

OK so you watched the film "STRIPES"

Answer 3

The zebra and horse are both equines.  They can both communicate with each other just fine (if introduced to each other carefully...otherwise zebras might kill a horse).

Rather like dogs and wolves are able to communicate with each other just fine.

The offspring of a zebra stallion/horse mare cross are called "zorse."  The zebra mare/horse stallion crosses are called "hebra."  People have even breed "zonkeys, or zebrass."  (zebra/donkey cross)

Some of the zebra/horse crosses have produce fertile offspring!  

You can Google the words, but here is a link for you:

http://www.sportpony.com/Zorse.htm

~Garnet

Permaculture homesteading/farming over 20 years

Horse owner over 30 years

Active wildlife study over 40 years

Answer 4

Zebra's and Horses have different numbers of chromosomes. They can interbreed, but the resulting offspring cannot reproduce. They usually, look like a horse in the front and have zebra stripes on the back.

I don't know if they can communicate. But I think they can. I've seen them in the same pen with horses at a petting zoo, before.

I hope this helps.

Answer 5

If i am not mistaken then the zebra is from the same family as  the hipopotamus. Although they look like  horses they are not from the same species.Do a bit of research you will be suprised