Whether driven by morbid curiosity or in pursuit of offspring with desirable characteristics, humans have selectively bred ...

Hybrid animals occur when individuals from different ... They are also an interesting example of hybrids bred from species that have a radically different number of chromosomes.

In the realm of genetic engineering and biotechnology, the creation of hybrid animals—organisms that combine genetic material ...

Ligers, zorses, and pizzlies: How animal hybrids happen. Interbreeding between animals of different lineages is widespread in nature—and may reveal some of the mysteries of evolution.

Hybrid Animals Are Trouble, Scientists Say, No Matter How Cute They Are ... The odds are stacked against such a crossing ever occurring, which may explain why examples of hybrids are so rare, and ...

While several examples of human-bred animal hybrids are well known and can thrive in captivity including zorses (zebra-horse), beefalo (bison-beef cattle) and, of course, mules (donkey-horse ...

Scientists recently discovered an ancient Mesopotamian animal known as a “kunga” that was a cross between a donkey and a wild ass — and is the oldest known human-bred hybrid.

Take the mule, for example The handful of known hybrid animals have lower "fitness" than their parents. In biology, fitness is a measure of an organism's ability to reproduce and thrive.

Because so many examples of hybrid animals have been found, it’s possible the offerings were an annual event, Dr Russell explained, to ensure a good or better harvest next year.