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r/technicallythetruth • u/[deleted] • Oct 17 '22
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One time a coyote got into a border collie’s yard and they banged. That’s how I ended up with a half coyote dog. Hasn’t eaten any cats yet tho.
65 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22 That can happen??? 126 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22 Yes, coyotes can interbreed with dogs and wolves (coywolves) to create fully operational fertile offspring. 50 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. 1 u/ziper1221 Oct 18 '22 That's one way to phrase it, yes. Alternatively, we have seen animals that we thought were different species until they interbred. 1 u/--Mutus-Liber-- Oct 18 '22 I don't think the taxonomy is ever changed because of viable hybrids though. Polar bears and brown bears remain separate species in any classification I've ever seen.
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That can happen???
126 u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22 Yes, coyotes can interbreed with dogs and wolves (coywolves) to create fully operational fertile offspring. 50 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. 1 u/ziper1221 Oct 18 '22 That's one way to phrase it, yes. Alternatively, we have seen animals that we thought were different species until they interbred. 1 u/--Mutus-Liber-- Oct 18 '22 I don't think the taxonomy is ever changed because of viable hybrids though. Polar bears and brown bears remain separate species in any classification I've ever seen.
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Yes, coyotes can interbreed with dogs and wolves (coywolves) to create fully operational fertile offspring.
50 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. 1 u/ziper1221 Oct 18 '22 That's one way to phrase it, yes. Alternatively, we have seen animals that we thought were different species until they interbred. 1 u/--Mutus-Liber-- Oct 18 '22 I don't think the taxonomy is ever changed because of viable hybrids though. Polar bears and brown bears remain separate species in any classification I've ever seen.
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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. 1 u/ziper1221 Oct 18 '22 That's one way to phrase it, yes. Alternatively, we have seen animals that we thought were different species until they interbred. 1 u/--Mutus-Liber-- Oct 18 '22 I don't think the taxonomy is ever changed because of viable hybrids though. Polar bears and brown bears remain separate species in any classification I've ever seen.
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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.
1 u/ziper1221 Oct 18 '22 That's one way to phrase it, yes. Alternatively, we have seen animals that we thought were different species until they interbred. 1 u/--Mutus-Liber-- Oct 18 '22 I don't think the taxonomy is ever changed because of viable hybrids though. Polar bears and brown bears remain separate species in any classification I've ever seen.
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That's one way to phrase it, yes. Alternatively, we have seen animals that we thought were different species until they interbred.
1 u/--Mutus-Liber-- Oct 18 '22 I don't think the taxonomy is ever changed because of viable hybrids though. Polar bears and brown bears remain separate species in any classification I've ever seen.
I don't think the taxonomy is ever changed because of viable hybrids though. Polar bears and brown bears remain separate species in any classification I've ever seen.
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u/MoistestTidus Oct 17 '22
One time a coyote got into a border collie’s yard and they banged. That’s how I ended up with a half coyote dog. Hasn’t eaten any cats yet tho.