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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Hybrid Animals

I’m not sure why people would want to hybrid most animals, but they exists and while a lot are slightly disturbing but interesting, it’s also a bit amusing to see the results.

Wolphin
A wolphin is a rare hybrid formed from a cross between a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale. There are currently only two in captivity at the Sea Life Park in Hawaii. A wolphin's size, colour and shape are intermediate between the parent species. The first captive wolphin was Kekaimalu, which shows mixed heritage even in its teeth: bottlenose dolphins have 88, false killer whales have 44 and Kekaimalu has 66.


Savannah Cat
The savannah cat is a new and still fairly rare exotic cat breed that is the result of a cross between an African serval and a domestic cat. Savannah cats typically grow to weigh 25-30 pounds, which makes them as large as many domestic dogs.

The coat of a savannah depends a lot on the breed of cat used for the domestic cross. Early generations always have some form of dark spotting on a lighter coat, and many breeders employ "wild"-looking spotted breeds such as the Bengal and Egyptian Mau for the cross to preserve these markings in later generations. The savannah can have a tan coat with black or brownish spots, or a silver coat with dark spots, a marble (also called classic) pattern, and many other patterns and colors, although The International Cat Association (TICA) breed standard calls for black, brown spotted tabby, silver spotted tabby and black smoke types only.

Pink Featherless Chickens


"The new chicken would be lower in calories, faster-growing, environmentally friendly, and more likely to survive in warmer conditions, claims Avigdor Cahaner of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem."
- New Scientist


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