10 Animal Hybrids That Aren’t Photoshopped
The animal world is so intriguing, it pulls us towards it.
The n number of species, each with its own characteristics is enough to get us interested,
what say?
We have been studying these animals for years now but the moment we think that we know them
all, they decide to mingle outside their species!
No harm in that you say?
Buddy, they aren’t just flirting around with ladies from another clan, they are actually
mating creating new species for us to discover!
Man, we can never know them all but uhmm at least try to figure some of them.
So here we are with 10 animal hybrids, you need to check out right now but before that
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Number 10.
Liger What happens when a male lion mates with his
distant cousin’s babe, a tigress?
They get a baby liger to cuddle and parent!
Ligers have their traits derived from both the parents; they are swimmers like their
mom and sociable like their dad.
But don’t get carried away by its cute appearance because when it comes to strength, a liger
can outshine both its parents!
In fact ligers are the largest extant felines known to humans.
This wild love affair proved good for the parents, we guess!
Number 9.
Beefalo You can well imagine what a huge offspring
a domestic cattle and an American bison will produce!
The first attempt to cross breed them was made in 1880 but accidental crosses were noticed
since 1749.
It was found early that breeding a male bison with a domestic cow produced less offspring
while the reverse was a more successful venture.
A beefalo can tolerate cold better and needs less assistance in calving unlike the cow.
Another important thing is that beefalo meat is lower in fat and cholesterol than that
of cattle.
Do we need more reason to encourage this crossbreeding?
Number 8.
Wholphin This one is easy to guess, right?
A rare hybrid born to a female common bottlenose dolphin and a male false killer whale is called
the wholphin.
The first ever wholphin died after about 200 days, very unfortunate!
The first one to ever survive was kekaimalu, born in Hawaii on May 15, 1985.
She was fertile and has given birth to 3 calves till now but only one of them survived and
is named Kawili Kai.
The mother daughter duo is a part of the tour at Sea Life Park, Hawaii.
So who’s planning to visit them?
Number 7.
Grolar Bear You are absolutely right; you get a grolar
bear when a grizzly bear gets attracted to a polar bear!
That sounds like a perfect love story; the hero and heroine are in love and go against
the societal norms to win!
The cases of grolar bears in the wild are not new but it was only in 2006 that it was
confirmed after a DNA test.
The yellowish white bear has long claws, shallow face, a humped back and brown patches around
eyes, nose, foot and back; just like the grizzly bear!
You can still easily mistake it for a polar bear; both of them are adorable, aren’t
they?
Number 6.
Cama This aint that easy to decode, try harder!
Okay people, a cama is the offspring of a camel and a llama…wasn’t that hard to
guess?
In case you have read about the two parent species you’d know that a camel can weigh
up to 6 times more than a llama, quite a gap!
This is the very reason that artificial insemination is the only way out here.
Inseminating a female llama with the sperm of a male camel is the best idea because the
reverse did not produce viable offspring.
Cama is herbivore and like its dad, can go without water for days!
Number 5.
Mule There isn’t any guessing game here; you
already know what a mule is.
When a male donkey mates with a female horse, they create a mule.
That’s a simple, no fuss tale!
The interesting thing is the list of traits that this offspring has acquired from its
parents.
Mules have a reputation of being patient and long lived than horses and on the other hand
are more intelligent and obstinate than donkeys.
Aren’t they the best cross breeding experiment ever?
Number 4.
Geep You probably were expecting a hybrid of goat
and sheep, weren’t you?
They seem to be closely related but where on one hand sheep have 54 chromosomes, goats
have 60 chromosomes.
So how many chromosomes does a geep have?
Yes, intermediate of both and that is 57, you are smart if you guessed it!
The result of the mating of a sheep and goat is generally stillborn and thus the success
rate is very less.
Another interesting fact is that though a geep is infertile, it has an active libido
and thus is generally castrated very early!
Poor soul!
Number 3.
Wolfdog The friendliness of a dog and untamed nature
of a wolf, makes for a perfect pet!
If that struck a chord with you, wolfdog is your bae!
Many of us have no idea that the two animals share an evolutionary past and thus show a
striking similarity in traits.
The concept of dogs mating with wolves is not new and the wild is so full of them, especially
in areas where wolf population has declined due to human interference.
The two may be genetically very similar but actually substituting your domestic dog with
a wolfdog might be dangerous, remember wolves are not pets!
Number 2.
Dzo Would creating a hybrid of a yak and cattle
be possible?
Don’t think too much, this specie has already been created and the males are called dzo
while the females, dzomo!
Where on one hand the males are sterile, females are fertile and can be back crossed.
So you can’t be sure the yak near you is a pure one or been back crossed from dzomo,
nature is wonderful!
Also dzo is stronger than its parents and is better in milk and meat production.
We can surely welcome this hybrid with open arms!
Number 1.
Zebroid Is the name complicated?
Let’s simplify it, a hybrid of zebra and any other equine.
A donkey mating with a zebra occurs but is rare, what you’ll see is a hybrid of a horse
and zebra.
A sad thing is that when zebras are crossbred, they develop dwarfism is most cases.
There is also a huge difference in the number of chromosomes of a donkey and zebra, 62 and
32-46 respectively.
The hybrid is still possible but is generally sterile.
Do we mind that?
No, as long as we are getting to see interesting patterns on this equine!
Pure species or hybrids, which one do you prefer?
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