The outlet also reported that the staff member claimed a sign on site also indicated the animal was a donkey and not a zebra.

No, zebroids are strictly hybrids. They are a mix between a zebra stallion and a donkey mare, with the species name being a ...

Common types include zorses (zebra-horse hybrids) and zeedonks (zebra-donkey hybrids). “We deliberately brought a horse last year due to not having a male zebra,” a zoo official added.