When is a zebra not a zebra?

A Chinese park has reportedly painted stripes on a horse and is charging people to have pictures taken with the 'zebra'.



The white horse with painted zebra stripes /Lu Feng

Shenyang botanical park is charging 30p each for pictures with the animal which, as well as painted black stripes, has fluffy white hair.

When asked if the zebra is real, the feeder answered: "It's from Africa. What do you call it, if it's not a zebra?"

"We saw right away that the zebra is fake, but we are here for fun, so it doesn't really matter," said a mother who had just paid for her child's picture.

According to the City Evening News, the park says it doesn't know if the horse is a zebra or not: "It's not that important. It is for fun," said a spokesman.

zebra crossing

Have the Chinese eaten all the real zebras?

probaly lol

Thats really rude. You should show some respect for other cultures. I'm half chinese myself and I can guarantee you that every Chinese person I know doesn't go around eating everything that moves.

Nowhere in the article did it say anything about chinese eating habits so why are you bringing this topic up? Your the kind of person that makes fun of people who are different than yourself. Your just ignorant.

what's the other half?

My mother is chinese and my father is caucasian.

I have to agree with greenclumps. Can we keep the stereotyping and borderline racism out of this and please get back on topic?

Thank you.

I've never been to Caucasia before... do they have Zebra's there ?

Meow Purr.

What should it matter...as long as ya get a ride.

It was a joke, lighten up. Zebras aren't native to China for crying out loud.

I won't apologize for offending you until you apologize for calling me ignorant over a joke. If you're going to have a mod jump on me and you're not going to get jumped on for name calling then it's only fair.

Next they should paint a zebra like a horse.

makes me want to ride pink elephant!

that's ok coldethyl, im too sick of everyone crying about racism. especially when people are joking..its the only thing i ever get to read about in the news anymore.

drop the subject sissys.

I thought it was pretty harmless and funny to boot.


I knew that too, did the accuser?.

That what makes it funny. Its like saying all the rednecks that live around my house ate all the gila monsters.



And this is acceptable?

Oh me to, me to "Kenshinx" I would like to ride a pink elephant to.

on that racing stripes movie that "zebra" in the racing scenes was a painted and CGI modified horse.

Thanks!

Funny though, someone joined UM just to say that.

Fishy if you ask me.

Um that does not look remotley lika a zebra.

Poor horse... Talk about changing your stripes!

I hope the paint is non toxic and they are not going to forever have the poor animal dressed up to be something it is not. Talk about screwing with your mind....

next thing you know someone is going to a suit on a gorilla and call it human