Скачать или смотреть WATCH: Horse gives birth to zebra in 1984

Of the three species of zebra, two of them are endangered. The wild population has been dropping steadily since the 1970s.

Scientists were looking for ways to bolster the population when they had the idea to get a helping hand from a cousin of the zebra.

A quarter horse named Kelley gave birth to Zebra E.Q. on May 17, 1984, at the Louisville Zoo.

It was the first successful embryo transfer from an exotic to a domestic equine. There were many concerns about whether a horse could carry a baby zebra or if its milk could be poisonous to the stripped foal.

Luckily, Zebra E.Q. didn’t seem to run into any issues and even thrived.

Watch the video to learn more about this wild pioneer and find out how long Zebra E.Q. lived.