Zedonk a star at Chestatee Wildlife Preserve

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Zedonk a star at Chestatee Wildlife Preserve

The zebra-donkey hybrid Pippi is a popular attraction at Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega.

The zebra-donkey hybrid Pippi is an eye-catching tourist attraction at Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega. Tourists from Europe, Africa and the Pacific have made their way to Dahlonega to see the unique creature called a zedonk. Pippi's popularity has helped the Preserve climb out of economic trouble.

Zeke, the father of the zebra-donkey hybrid Pippi at Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega.

Greg Brumbalow and his granddaughter Megan Brumbalow, 2, watch zebra-donkey hybrid Pippi as she nurses off her mother, donkey Sarah, at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega.

C.W. Wathen, owner and operator of the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega, pets his zebra-donkey hybrid Pippi Zedonk. "She's got this sassy little attitude, kind of prissy, but then she gets excited and has these bursts of energy where she runs and kicks up her legs," Kim Wathen said.

C.W. Wathen, owner and operator of the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega, holds an ostrich egg signed by international visitors who had come to see his zebra-donkey hybrid Pippi.

C.W. Wathen, owner and operator of the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega, and his daughter Bella, 2, who is shown holding a bearded dragon.

C.W. Wathen, owner and operator of the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega, and daughter Bella, 2, with their zebra-donkey hybrid Pippi Zedonk.

Zeke, the father of the zebra-donkey hybrid Pippi, takes a walk on the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega.

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The zebra-donkey hybrid Pippi is an eye-catching tourist attraction at Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Dahlonega. Tourists from Europe, Africa and the Pacific have made their way to Dahlonega to see the unique creature called a zedonk. Pippi's popularity has helped the Preserve climb out of economic trouble.

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