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Purdy's Petting Zoo is a privately owned zoo. Therefore, the zoo does not receive state, local or federal funding of any kind. All admissions proceeds goes directly towards caring for the animals and upkeep of the zoo. This includes animal housing, appropriate diet, veterinary care, new exhibit and design for all maintenance of the facility.

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Here's an animal you may not have seen before. It's called a zedonk and is a cross-breed between a zebra and a donkey. It is also sometimes called a zeedonk, zebronkey, zonkey, zenkey, zebadonk, zebrass, zebroid, deebra, or a Golden Zebra. When a zebra is crossed with a horse, it's a zorse. Similarly, with a pony, it's a zeony.

Zebras are very social amongst themselves. But while they have a close resemblance to horses, they have a more naturally aggressive nature toward other species, including humans. This is due to their need to survive on the African plains, primarily against the big cats. Zebras are not considered candidates for riding or any other form of human domestication. At times, their behavior is sometimes characterized as somewhat vicious.

Zedonks, conversely, can be ridden and are more donkey like in temperament, but still have much of a zebra's looks, especially those beautiful stripes. Though, ze-donk breeders contend that you must work with them frequently to maintain their trust and milder disposition or there is some reversion to a wilder animal, though less so than a purebred zebra.

 

 

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Purdy's Petting Zoo

120 Plemons Road
Sweetwater, TN 37874
423-295-5156

mpurdy@compurdy.com

Family owned and operated by :Mark , Melissa, Landon & Darrah Purdy


 

Purdy's Petting Zoo is an  approved facility by the United States Department of Agriculture for providing a safe and secure home for exotic and domestic animals.

             

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