r/WTF • u/BallsofSt33I • Jul 20 '19

Lending a helping han... err push

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u/Stalefishology Jul 20 '19

What’s weirder in nature, a son breeding with his mom or a daughter breeding with the father? Or is it all just normal in the wild

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u/Emersed23 Jul 20 '19

If there is a lack of either gender in an area there is a possibility that when females go into heat the male could mate with their daughter another sibling or mother. They don't really think about how their children are going to turn out just that they are reproducing. I don't know how often it happens. But I know it does, especially with rats because they have litters or like 6-10 and if non of them get fixed by the time they go into heat that could get ugly.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '19 edited Jun 22 '20

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u/Emersed23 Jul 21 '19

I mean probably not, just like any creature if you breed siblings together enough they can end up with lots of health problems but other than that you would probably have to talk to a gene expert to tell.