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Trivia
A hybrid animal known as a “zebroid” (horse-zebra) has been successfully used as a draft animal in South Africa, and like the more familiar [[mule]], it is sterile.
A hybrid animal known as a “zebroid” (horse-zebra) has been successfully used as a draft animal in South Africa, and like the more familiar [[mule]], it is sterile.
==Related trivia==
Medical school professors routinely tell their students, "If you hear hoof beats in Texas, think horses not zebras." This is to illustrate that when diagnosing a patient think of the more common diseases rather than rare exotic ones.
[[Category:Odd-toed ungulates]]
[[Category:Odd-toed ungulates]]