Say hello to Ippo, the adorable baby zonkey (that’s a zebra-donkey hybrid, obviously)

We think that Ippo the baby zonkey is, quite possible, the cutest animal we've ever seen. Ever.

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Say hello to Ippo, the baby zonkey.

A zonkey, for those of you not in the know, is a zebra-donkey hybrid. Or, to put it more bluntly, the result of a male zebra (adopted from a failing zoo) getting randy with a rare breed of female donkey.

And it's ridiculously (or should that be ridonkulously?) cute.

Photos via Firenze la Repubblica
Photos via Firenze la Repubblica

“Ippo is the only one of his kind in Italy,” reserve employee Serena Aglietti told ANSA.

Which means, yup, there's potentially many more zonkeys out there in the big wide world for us to fall in love with. But, in the meantime, let's take a moment to admire Ippo in all of his fabulous faded stripy glory.

Photos via Firenze la Repubblica

He's the bestest zonkey, zebonkey, zebrinny, zebrula, zebrass and zedonk we've ever seen.

Ever.

Photos via Firenze la Repubblica

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