Just to split hairs re terminology:
A hybrid is a mix of two different =species= such as a horse and a
donkey creating a mule, or a lion and a tiger creating a tiglon.
A crossbreed, mongrel or mutt is a mix of two or more breeds within the
same species: Schnauzer X Poodle = Schnoodle. Rhode Island Red X
Delaware = Gold Star
Hybrids are often sterile. Crossbreeds, mongrel and mutts are not. Some
scientists have been forced to re-think their identification of some
species when it was discovered that fertile offspring were possible with
another species thought entirely unrelated. Witness: grey wolves, red
wolves and coyotes are all members of the same species as our domestic
dogs. They are rated as subspecies: Canis lupus lupus, Canis lupus
rufus, Canis lupus latrans, and, finally, Canis lupus familiaris. The
change was necessary because they are all interfertile, and therefore,
by definition, they could not be different species.
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Regards,
Lin
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb
voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting
the vote."
--Benjamin Franklin, 1759
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