Animals occasionally mate with members of another species, and nature occasionally endorses the match with a hybrid. Humans have taken advantage of hybridization to create striking oddities for ...

Over the years we've seen the debut of hybrid animals like the liger and the wholfin, with each new mixed creature raising questions about interspecies breeding and the future of unique animals like ...

Nature is full of surprises, but few are as fascinating as hybrid animals, creatures born from crossing two different species. Some hybrids occur naturally where habitats overlap, while others result ...

When a lion and a tiger cross paths in nature, they usually compete. They do not fall in love. They do not form families.

A team of geneticists, archaeologists, and paleontologists believes they’ve settled the identity of an enigmatic equid from ancient Mesopotamia. That animal is a kunga, which the researchers show was ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a new regulation designating ligers (male lion–female tiger hybrids) and tigons (male tiger–female lion hybrids) as regulated wildlife ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A jaguar lion hybrid is most commonly called a jaglion. The name itself is a blend of its parents, a jaguar and a lion. This hybrid is extremely rare and exists only under artificial conditions, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hybrids result from crossing two different species, and some can appear quite fascinating. These animals are generally not bred in ...

Hybrids result from crossing two different species, and some can appear quite fascinating. These animals are generally not bred in conservation practices for multiple reasons. Hybrids may benefit from ...