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Originally posted by naztuki:

Ahem. I have a LOT of experience with wild animals, and if you want proof, i'll give it to you. I have also been to many wildelife auctions, and I know how some animals act.

Believe it or not, Zebras in fact can be trained to ride and pull carts and many other things horses can do. Look at donkeys, they can do those things too. Just because an animal is an exotic wild animal does not mean it can't be raised gentle like other animals. Granted, it still has the instincts of a wild animal, but that does not mean it can't be tamed.

Those of you who said zebras can't be ridden or trained, stick to subjects you actually know about, ok? Thanks. I myself have a lot of experience hand-rearing deer and have seen Zebras in auctions. I have even seen photos of people riding zebras WOW Shocking. I know that these animals may be a lot more work and frighten a lot easier, but that does not mean it can't be done. Youssy, good for you to get a zebra, but make sure you know what you are doing with such an animal. They do not act in the same way a horse would all the time. And not to mention they cost from $3,000-$15,000 a piece.

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Originally posted by texgurl:
Zebras have an interesting society. Unlike wild horses, who evict all offspring from the herd as soon as they reach sexual maturity, zebras have a close family bond. Stallions are on good terms with their sons, and they are allowed to remain with the herd as long as they want. They often help their fathers with herdly duties. The females also stay until they find a mate they like.

When a male zebra wishes to leave his natal herd and find a mate, he must battle his prospective mate's father, and prove that he is strong enough to protect the stallions daughter. If the father approves of the youngster, he will allow his daughter to go with no further action.

I just thought that was pretty interesting, and wanted to share.

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Originally posted by naztuki:
Roadside stands? Far from it. People pay thosands of dollars for these animals, they don't turn around and abuse them. Heck, they can't even touch most of them. Sure, there are some bought for wildlife hunting parks, granted yes.

I never said zebras became as closely domestic as horses, that takes many years of training a selective breeding.

I am not a child angeeleeta, no matter how much you like to believe that. And so far, you have no proof of being and adult.
Ahem, have you been to my farm? NO. Have you seen how BIG the pastures the animals live in are? NO. Do you know how much money we make? NO.
Angeeleeta, you really shouldn't talk about things you have no idea about. If you somehow got the idea that the deer was in my backyard with no grass because of all the mud, I can explain. It was Easter weekeed. It rained and was dreadfully cold. That explains the mud. That little deer follows people everywhere, and he walks the fence, churning up the mud. Anyways, it's illegal to keep farm animals in backyards, not to even mention wild animals. I can't get him to sit still, he can get frisky and does somehings he shouldn't. If I were to stop he would keep moving and sometimes he fights people, so in order to get a nice shot without a horn up my butt I had to go behind a small fence which was near the muddy part. He has lots of grass and is fed everyday. We are planning to move him into the big pen with the other wild deer since he might hurt our new goats. And we have deer in pastures with 10 acres a piece, so you should be quiet about what I have, because my family can AFFORD these animals and take care of them right. The problem is the animals are indeed wild, and don't always use what we get them. Clearly the animals choice, not ours.

I know how to use photoshop, and wow, you know what? I decided not to be too snooty and say anything about photoshop, but here goes.
Those photos have to be about 10-20 years old. Photoshop wasn't as complicated back then if it even did exist, and anyways, I can tell if it was photoshopped because the people wouldn't actually 'fit' right on the zebras.

I never said a wild animal is a pet. Many people make this mistake and end up throwing out the 'pet' that attacked them. That deer, Bill is his name, is NOT a pet. We may have bottlefed him and raised him, but he is not an animal that will follow commands or has any respect for us. He attacks us, like he would his own mother, and have been told that is the little 'Buck' in him. That is something that can't be taught out of him, it is instict incoded into his DNA. Soon he will have to go into the big Deer pen and fend for himself.

Who has experience with wildlife, you or me? Have you ever owned a wild animal? Have you even cared for one? Just because someone has an exotic animal does not make them a horrible person. Many people who buy exotics are millionaires and take very good care of thee animals even if they aren't tame. We may not be millionaires, but we can take care of the naimals we have, and I believe I know more about caring for exotics than you do. Experience counts more than a book, and I can tell you, I have experience. Plus, the people who own the farm, relatives of mine, they have had exotic animals like deer from before I was born. And from before YOU were born. I learn from people with A LOT of experience. And just because I've never owned a zebra doesn't mean I haven't heard from people who have and learned things from them.


At least I don't look as silly as you do.

Here's something I always wanted to tell you angeeleeta:
Get off your soap box.

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Originally posted by mutt_lover:
I read this whole post, and all of you guys arguing need to just grow up and stop being so immature, because actually, you BOTH just look silly.