Silver when a child, read about an animal which was thought to be extinct called a Quagga with half stripes. When researching the story, Silverston was fortunate enough to meet with Professor Reinhold Rau, the founder of the Quagga Project Association who started the investigation that ultimately proved the Quagga is merely a subspecies of zebra that looks different rather than an entirely separate species. The Quagga Project Association has with the help of volunteers has been trying to breed this extinct variety "back to life" and a foal was born and named after the lead character in the film.
Despite being rated G by the MPAA the film uses the word "ass" once although the MPAA had gotten strict since 2010.
One of the two animated films for Steve Buscemi of 2013 the other being Monsters University (2013) the prior of which was rated G.
Khary Payton's first time voice acting in a theatrical film, after previous films of his had been straight to dvd or tv films. Later he'd go onto voice Cyborg in Teen Titans GO! To the Movies (2018), the Penguin King in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), and Harold McBride in Khary Payton.
The second collaboration with Phil LaMarr and Stephanie Sheh after Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011) of which was Sheh's first voice over role in an animated film that is not dubbed work.