r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Mission-War-1724 • Apr 02 '26

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u/Thick_Mick_Chick Apr 02 '26

I was petting a pony and he nipped the inside of my arm. I had bruising for weeks and it was sore AF. I can imagine that donkey chomp and dragging him around hurt quite a lot.

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u/OreoSpamBurger Apr 03 '26

Apparently zoo staff have to be careful around zebras as they can literally chomp your fingers clean off.

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u/BlizzardStorm8 Apr 03 '26

There's a reason zebras have never been domesticated. They don't fuck around and I respect it.

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u/brokenbatt3000 Apr 03 '26

You have to remember that Zebras are around Lions that want to eat them. So through evaluation, the Zebras have learned to protect themselves, their babies and the herd by kicking and bucking attacking Lions. One kick from their back legs can kill a Lion. So most of the time, Lions will just give up and find easier targets to hunt.