Napoleon Dynamite might have been obsessed with the "Liger," but we're willing to bet he wasn't aware of the Zedonk. A cross between a zebra and a donkey, one of these rare animals was birthed on July 21, 2010, and has been the star attraction at Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega, Georgia since. Aptly named Pippi Longstockings, the foal resembles her donkey mother, and sports the prominent black stripes of her zebra father on her legs. This is the first Zedonk born in America, and a truly rare breed. The last Zedonk was born in Barbados in 2005, and before that, some time in the late seventies.

According to the non-profit preserve's founder, C.W. Wathen, the Zedonk has been displaying more of her father's behavior, e.g., obvious zebra characteristics like being mindful of predators. "The sure part of the zebra in her is when she lays down, she is sitting on all fours, she's alert and ready to get up," says Walden. The donkey traits are there too, especially when she just lays there. Though the Zedonk came as a total surprise, Wathen isn't a stranger to uncommon animals. The Preserve is also home to albino wallabies and twelve white Siberian tigers, of which only 200 exist in the world today.