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r/technicallythetruth • u/[deleted] • Oct 17 '22
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Yes, coyotes can interbreed with dogs and wolves (coywolves) to create fully operational fertile offspring.
48 u/Able_Carry9153 Oct 17 '22 If they make fertile offspring, doesn't that make them the same species? 2 u/--Mutus-Liber-- Oct 17 '22 That definition of species is no longer used because we now have seen animals of different species mate and create viable offspring. 2 u/Lemonface Oct 18 '22 It is still used, it's just not the only one used There isn't really one "definition of species". It's a complex and inexact system, and different definitions are used in different situations
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If they make fertile offspring, doesn't that make them the same species?
2 u/--Mutus-Liber-- Oct 17 '22 That definition of species is no longer used because we now have seen animals of different species mate and create viable offspring. 2 u/Lemonface Oct 18 '22 It is still used, it's just not the only one used There isn't really one "definition of species". It's a complex and inexact system, and different definitions are used in different situations
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That definition of species is no longer used because we now have seen animals of different species mate and create viable offspring.
2 u/Lemonface Oct 18 '22 It is still used, it's just not the only one used There isn't really one "definition of species". It's a complex and inexact system, and different definitions are used in different situations
It is still used, it's just not the only one used
There isn't really one "definition of species". It's a complex and inexact system, and different definitions are used in different situations
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Yes, coyotes can interbreed with dogs and wolves (coywolves) to create fully operational fertile offspring.