Why Has Nobody Ever Tamed a Zebra?

A zebra is the same size as a horse. It eats the same grass, lives in the same kind of herd and has the same hooves. So why has nobody in human history ever tamed one? In this video we follow 4,500 years of failed attempts: Sumerian war donkeys, a Roman emperor's "horse-tiger", a Mughal emperor who thought the stripes were painted on, a British millionaire who drove zebras to Buckingham Palace and a doctor in Nairobi who made house calls on zebraback. Then we find out why every single attempt failed, and why one zebra is now being brought back from extinction. ZEBRA DOMESTICATION REPORT CARD Eats cheap food: PASS (it eats grass) Grows up fast: PASS Breeds in captivity: PASS Calm nature: FAIL (it bites and does not let go) Doesn't panic: FAIL (it can dodge a lasso) Follows a leader: FAIL (there is no boss to replace) Final grade: Not rideable. Ever. Timestamps: 0:00 The Horse in Pajamas 0:48 Horses, Donkeys and Zebras: One Family 1:07 The Kunga: Sumer's Hybrid War Animal 2:01 Africa Tamed the Donkey, So Why Not the Zebra? 2:28 The Roman "Horse-Tiger" 2:39 The Emperor Who Thought the Stripes Were Painted 3:01 The Tsetse Fly: Africa's Horse Killer 3:26 Why Flies Hate Stripes 3:49 Rothschild's Zebra Carriage 4:08 The Doctor Who Rode a Zebra 4:17 Zorses, Zonkeys and Zebroids 4:32 Taming vs. Domestication 5:07 Jared Diamond's Domestication Test 5:26 Putting the Zebra to the Test 5:37 Test 1: The Bite That Won't Let Go 5:49 Test 2: The Zebra That Dodges a Lasso 6:08 Test 3: No Leader to Follow 6:34 Why Zebras Fear Humans 6:55 The Lucky Horses of the Black Sea 7:44 The Quagga: The Zebra We Wiped Out 8:13 Bringing the Quagga Back 8:41 So Why Can't We Ride Zebras? Would you ever try to ride a zebra? Tell me in the comments. If you enjoyed this video, hit like and subscribe for more stories about how ancient humans actually lived. #AncientHumans #AncientHistory #HumanHistory #Zebra #Zebras #Horses #Domestication #Animals #Africa #Quagga #AnimalFacts #HistoryFacts #Wildlife #HistoryExplained #Documentary