Why zebras cannot be domesticated?
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for the same reason wolves, tigers, lions, bears and any other WILD animal can't.
906398
Not possible for cross species mating in nature.
16480
wow, those are some immature answers. Zebras have stripes for defense tactics. When they huddle together or move together, it is hard for a predator to single out one.
910781
they are born as what they are. you are exzactly right. if it is a zebra it isnt born as a horse if it is a leopard it isnt born as a lion. that dont make sence. just becuase it looks like another animal dont mean it is another animal till it getts it spots or strips
169915
Here is a zebra and a horse:\nhttp://www.lovelongears.com/zorse.html
22070
The wolf is an endangered species so you can't own one.
15289
Zebras are generally thought to have white coats with black (sometimes brown) stripes. That's because if you look at most zebras, the stripes end on their bellies and toward the insides of the legs, and the rest is all white. However (there had to be a catch, right?), some zebras are born with genetic variations that make them all black with white stripes, or mostly dark with the striped pattern only on part of their coats. And as it turns out, zebras have black skin underneath their hair. So it kind of depends on how you look at it!
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yes, there is a home i saw in a nearby town, out in the pasture with a couple of horses was a zebra. looked strange seeing one outside a zoo, but they all looked content.
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A "dot" and a "rag". \nNo, seriously, in most cases animals need to be of the same species (not "family" as a previous answer stated) to be able to produce offspring. However some species of the same genus can mate with each other and produce offspring, such as horses and donkeys, lions and tigers, some smaller cat species, dogs and wolves etc. Mostly the interspecies breed is infertile. This possibility is probably not as unnatural as one think but might rather point out that our (scientists') definition of a species as the basic classification unit of life, still contains elements of artificiality.\nYour mentioned species are not known to interbreed, though.
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Zebras are not the same species as a horse (Equus callabus).  They are, however, in the same family and even in the same genus.. Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), Plains zebra (Equus quagga) and so forth.  They can be broken.
1004015
Not exactly, some animals can't live in the wild because they are weak, ect., and if we set zoo animals free they would not be used to the wild. But some animals are abused and mis treated in the zoo. I.E. Elephants in Tucson Zoo. Great Question!
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None of the animals in my house were born free. We have domesticated animals through the years for companionship, entertainment and pleasure. Now, animals normally kept in a zoo are never socialized to the point of being a pet and I do believe they should be left to their natural habitat. I have never been to a circus because I believe so strongly that the animals are made to perform things that they aren't supposed to do and would never do in nature. I won't support them. The danger for animals that depend on us are great when left to fend for themselves. They have been domesticated and therefore are dependent on us as their providers. I can see that in the near future though, with land and timber being developed for human convenience we are going to see a lot more "born-free" animals close to our houses. They are running out of natural habitat and have to relocate. But, I'm just as sure that humans will kill them without considering that we have destroyed where their home was and they have to go somewhere.
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Possible, but not probable.\n\nIf one looks at the variations of canines and felines that have been developed through human breeding problems you do get the idea that this may be possible.\n\nHowever, domestic cattle have been associated with humans for a very long time and there seems to be a very much smaller difference between the variations.  In part, this is due to the goals being different (meat production, milk production, smaller horns).\n\nWhat you are talking about is a process that might take centuries and there must be a clear cut goal and reason to require such an expenditure of resources.\n\nIt sound like you want to reduce a typical weight of 1,200 to 1,800 pounds down to 80.  This may not be possible.
911594
Animals do not have chlorophyl in their cells....;
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Because it has no external genetalia.  Although that doesn't keep it from reproducing ;)
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Guess I'm gonna be odd man out on this but... Zebras are black. Plain and simple.\n\nThey are dark animals with white stripes where the pigmentation is inhibited. The pigment of the hair is found only in the hair, not the skin. They have black or dark pigmented skin. \n\nInteresting side note: There used to be a fourth species of zebra, the quagga which bored striping only on the front half of the animal with a black or dark hindend.
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the zebra.  \n\nI don't have geological evidence, but I'm gonna say zebra because the horse as we know it didn't run free in the wild: it was made through breeding.  I have a feeling that the zebra and ancestor to the modern horse were around at the same time, and then horses were bred into being later in history.