• Question: Would it ever be posible to mix genes of animals and create a hybrid creature.

    Asked by alchemicalmaster to Adam, Joanna, Marcus on 23 Nov 2012.
    • Photo: Joanna Giles

      Joanna Giles answered on 23 Nov 2012:

      Hi!
      There was a slightly similar question yesterday where we discussed crossing animals to make hybrids.
      The examples we covered were:

      a horse and a donkey = a mule
      a lion and a tiger = a liger
      a horse and a zebra = a zebroid

      These animals are really interesting and I don’t think normally exist in the wild – the liger in particular because normally a tiger and a lion wouldn’t be in the same habitat.

    • Photo: Adam Paige

      Adam Paige answered on 23 Nov 2012:

      Joanna has covered the limit of my knowledge of animal cross breeds. There are not many that can be crossed and produce healthy offspring.

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