Hybrid animals, or crossbreeds, are the offspring of two distinct or closely related species. While some hybrids occur ...

Here are five of the most awesome hybrid animals, each of whom has occurred naturally in the wild during at least some part ...

In the 20th century, animals such as mules and ligers that had parents of different species were considered biological flukes, but genetic sequencing is beginning to unravel the critical role of ...

Yet when they are brought together artificially, they can interbreed. Such hybrids are called tions and ligers. Do they challenge the definition of species? Not really. The key words are ...

In the realm of genetic engineering and biotechnology, the creation of hybrid animals—organisms that combine genetic material from two distinct species—has sparked significant debate.

The liger is a cross between a male lion and a female tiger (tigress). Ligers are the largest known cats in the world ...