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YahooSadly these animals are not natural- they are the result of accidental breeding in a mixed species enclosure or are bred for their WOW value and then the animals are quickly tossed aside when they are too big to care for. A zoo that is accredited by the AZA- American Zoo and Aquarium Association, would never allow this breeding to take place as the offspring are genetic "junk" and could not be a part of a breeding program. Even interbreeding between subspecies-like an Amur and Bengal tiger is considered a hybrid and the animal would be worthless for a breeding program. There are two programs in AZA facilities TAG- Taxon Advisory Groups and SSP- Species Survual Plans- both are in place to ensure genetically strong individuals, something a hybrid isn't.
What's a Liger?
Despite the fact that I work at a science museum, some things continue to surprise me. Today I learned that ligers are real. I never even heard of the things until I saw Napoleon Dynamite, and then, after Napoleon states that they are, "bred for their skills in magic" I assumed they were a made up animal. Not so. They're real.
A liger.: A liger, but what is a liger anyway?
Ligers are the result of a mating between a male lion and a female tiger. A tigon is the result of the mating of a male tiger and a female lion.
Ligers tend to be much larger than lions or tigers, weighing as much as 1,000 pounds. (Tigons, on the other hand tend to be smaller than lions or tigers.) Ligers have faint tiger stripes and are light brown to brownish orange in color. Male ligers sometimes develop modest manes. The pattern of stripes and the color can vary depending on what subspecies of lions and tigers were mated to produce the liger. Ligers are generally "laid back" but can exhibit behaviors from either parent. Most ligers have been found to be social, which is a trait of lions, and to enjoy playing in water, a behavior of tigers. However, since ligers are animals bred only in captivity it is hard to know what their true behavior in the wild would be. And since ligers and tigons are not animals that would occur naturally in the wild, as the ranges of the two animals do not overlap, their true behavior may never be known. You can learn more about big cat hybrids here.
When I thought ligers were fictional animals I thought they were cool - now I'm not so sure, and I don't really know why. Is it because this is an "unnatural" animal? An accredited zoo would never mix two different species. Some say that ligers exhibit signs of depression and confusion as they age because they experience conflicting behavior instincts, lions are social animals and tigers are solitary. What do you think? Should animals of different species be deliberately mated in captivity to produce hybrids? Ligers and tigons are just two examples - others include the Zorse (zebra/horse), mule or hinny (donkey/horse), Dzo (yak/cow), and the wolphin (whale/dolphin) just to name a few, there are many more.
Your Comments, Thoughts, Questions, Ideas
I think thats wrong i belive yes these animals are huge and maybe to hard to care for but we might be able to do something for these animals not just put these animals aside.
Oh wow. Thanks for your perspective. Yeah, I found this liger picture and I don't think these guys are AZA certified for sure. This animal is huge! It looks quite sad really.
I agree! These animals are rare and we can't just throw them aside like they are nothing. These are special animals and they could do something for our community in the future.
They are real animals but i think they should not be breed in captivity.
Ligers are real, actually today I saw one at the King Richard's Faire. I even have pictures of it.
i think that person has not seen napoleon dynamite
how do u know that have you ever seen 1 b4 i didn't think so
Yes, in fact, ligers are real! I was surprised too.
The Liger is from the mating of a lion and a tiger cause, their dna is so close. But usaly they don't live long cause the DNA is not compleat. I have hered of zonkeys (donkey Mixed zebra)but not ligers.
Guess what? Some people have an imagination, so don't stop them from using it. - Larissa Gatei -Anonymous
I hope they arent forced to become mates and create the beutifull ligers and tigons.
Love,Amber
i hear ya. this is a great looking animal but it was an accident....whats the piont of making an animal if they cant go in the wild! if they were put in the wild they would live much longer. but instead they are captivated. i love zoos but i love animals too....the reason so many animals become exctint is because they are taken from the wild and trapped in a cage!! when i become a zoologist i am going to stop captivation!
PS:plz reply im glad someone else cares about animals!******
PSS:for people reading this....next time uhurt animals remeber...there might not be animals in the future
i dont really care because they take care of the animals anyway
u r so mean u know that.i care for animales even if i am scare of them i care for them.
Hmmm. I'm not sure ligers would live longer in the wild than they do in captivity. I would tend to think that with the care and constant source of food they would live longer in a zoo than in the wild.
And I also don't think it is because of zoos that animals are becoming extinct - in fact, zoos are responsible for maintaining and growing populations of many species that are endangered. I'd recommend learning more about zoos buy visiting the Association of Zoos and Aquariums website. Animals become extinct because we hunt them or take away their habitat, not becuase they are all removed from the wild for display in zoos...
I hope no body was hurting animals!!! They are greay creations and i wouldn't them to get hurt.
Most ligers are currently mistakes. Lions and tigers that are raised together will mate (whcih would never happen in the wild). I agree this does not help the SSP, but if it happens, so be it.
The ones I know of are: Patrick, Hobbs, Sudan, Shasta, Hercules, Sinbad
Zoos should not unnaturally crossbreed similar species. If this continues the consequences will be great. With no "use" for the offspring of such hybrids, they will be simply left aside in a solitary, depressed life.
I agree with you because it could also lead to a loss of some species
Do you have any more information on a tigon\r\n\r\n-----sciguru8
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How many Babies can they have in a singal birthing?
Tigers and lions can typically have anywhere from 1-5 cubs at a time- although 2-3 is pretty average. The better question is: are Tigons or Ligers sterile like Mules? (the cross of a horse and a donkey?)\r\n
Looking around the internet I found some conflicting information on this - but the most common answer I found is that male ligers and tigons are sterile but the females of either can be fertile.
On your site it says ligers can have babies but my teacher said they can't.Which is true?
Well, Joe's answer says it best. There is lots of conflicting information. I can not find any definitive answer. Some people say that all ligers are presumed to be sterile with rare exceptions. While others say that ligers that can reproduce are quite common. Since the zoological community considers liger breeding unethical anyways, it is going to be hard to get a good scientific answer to this question.
But as an experiment I have gone ahead and posted a Yahoo Answers question to see if we can shine some light on this subject.
WOW!this is an interesting site to learn about ligers. they look so cool!
I think Breeding like this is very cool and could teach us alot , I feel the animals which are on the in danger list could be cloned so that we dont loose them because were stupied and as for as cloning a human I dont think thats good because we have people in prison who are on death row who could donate there organs so we wouldnt have to clone them. we are not GOD and we shouldnt Play with human life as if we were.
!Ligers are the coolest animal in the world. I looooooooooooove thhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeemmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For anyone who's interested, I wrote and recorded a song about a real-life liger named Shasta -- the song's called Shasta the Lonely Liger. Check it out, I think Napoleon would approve.
Shasta the Lonely Liger Appreciation Page
My bestfriend doesn't belive in ligers. She thinks that these websites and pictures are made up by geeks and nerds, and she thinksyou/they inhanced the photos. She thinks people comingto this web-site is just what the nerds want.!!!!!!!?
tell your freind that ligers are real. tell her to go to parrot jungle and go to the liger exibit
I know of three different Ligers. Their names are Hercules, Sudan, and Hobbs. My friend and i are doing a research paper on them and it just amazing how big they can get. Ligers are AWESMOE!!!!!!
did Know if a liger mates with a tiger it is called a TITI!
you guys are great! i love you. (i meant the tigers... not you!!!)
I really think that ligers cool but Its better if you do more than just liger.But its awsome to have ligers.
ligers are the best animasl in the world
Its not going to do any good arguing over whether they should be bred or not because they already have been!!!!
i think ligers and other hybrids could teach us a lot.\r\nand could/should be set free from captivity at birth to see how they behave\r\nall animals started somewhere
I really don't think people should breed ligers or any thing like that for that matter. It's cruel! If I worked at a zoo where they did that I would quit! I mean, it is pretty cool but it is not very nice to the animal. I mean, its like making a snuman (snakehuman) I mean, who would like that? And just because they cant talk doesn't mean they don't feel! Well I could say lots more but, I got to go.
a liger is napoleon dynamites favorite animal i quote "its a liger, pretty much my favorite animal" as said by napoleon!!!!!
What did you think Napoleon was lying...DUH!;)
Yes i belive that it does make us look selfish but although it is unnatural we may be able to do something great with these new animals let the new species be more open and not such a secret and say. 'oh don't worry were just pushing them aside'. Thats not right and we should stick up for the ligers.
actually a liger and a tion are different
Ligers are also known as tions. I've seen pictures of a Liger named Hercules.
they are diffrent because male lions and female tigers make ligers and male tigers and female lions make tions...
It is unatural and inexcusable to be executing such a process; Ligers have known to suffer from depression due to the internal conflict that is caused by the contradicting social habits of the lions and the tigers. No, thus far we have come across no consequence that directly affects us as humans for this type of breeding, however one would be wise to think that maybe interfering with the natural evolution will hurt us in the long run. Think of how the want for power has errupted in conflict and war in the past (civil war, WWII, etc). Now that we have obtained some controll over the natural fate of genetics and evolution, we will, as we always have, seek more and more until the point of catastrophe. Deliberately mixing opposing species also degrates us down to a new level. It proves how selfish we are to force these creatures into suffering for our own personal amusement and curiuosity.
a liger is a lion and tiger mixed and to napolean dynomite it is his favorite animal.
well i like tiger and lions and to have an animal that is a bit of both, is really cool. so the liger gets my thumbs up.
from animal freak
how long do ligers live for and when were they 1st created
I think the latin name for the Liger should be 'Panthera Hybridi Magi'
Thanks for the great info on Ligers! Here's a site with some cool baby liger pics.
TT
How many ligers are there in the world? What are their names?
I think there are 12 in the world, today I actually saw one. His name is Sudan. I also know there is another one named Hobbes. They are amazing!
i think they should really care for ligers cause there just like other animals
Ligers are real. Shasta a female liger, was born in 1948 at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, she lived to be 24 years old. She was then stuffed and was on display in the old feline house for years. I guess then at some point she was moved down to BYU, but she's back at the zoo, for special exhibit until sometime in August, to celebrate the zoo's 75th anniversary. She's a beautiful animal, as to whether hybrids should be breeded, I don't have too much of an opinion on the matter. I just always remember Shasta as a kid whenever we went to the zoo, and thought she was the coolest thing. I was born well after she died though. I went to the zoo just recently and saw her and was glad to see her back there, that's where she belongs.
that is mean!!!!!!!!! what they do to the animals sometimes they think it's funny but it isn't man if i was that liger i would hurt them.
To every naysayer here condemning the crossbreeding between lions and tigers, especially those calling the projects irresponsible and unethical, I ask, on what grounds? Someone show me one reasonable and conclusive study providing strong evidence that ligers (or tigons) suffer from "depression." Someone show me one instance of a liger being "tossed aside" or abused by an accredited zoo because its genes are "junk." Are you people also against generating mules because they are human-induced hybrids? Are you also offended by genetically modified bacteria? If so, you better stop eating. Guess where the high fructose corn syrup in just about everything you eat comes from. No, not ligers, but from bacteria that are the result of years of genetic engineering. Genetic hybridizations have been occuring - naturally and "unnaturally" - for literally thousands of years, since the dawn of agriculture, in both plants and animals. And most of the liger crossbreedings have occurred in vivo anyway (the old fashioned way as opposed to induced conception in a test tube)! You people groundlessly attacking crossbreeding and liger breeding projects are missing the bigger picture and completely ignoring the fact that it's this type of research that lubricates the gears of scientific history. While I think one can argue reasonably that perhaps this work should not be the responsibility of zoos, one cannot condemn the research in general as "unethical." Don't you understand the potential? A successful liger breeding project could completely change the way biologists understand phylogeny. The genetic and evolutionary implications are extraordinary! This type of work is even, once again, forcing biologists and taxonimists to rethink the biological species concept. As long as these types of projects are being conducted responsibly and funded privately (because if you don't agree with me it's not right that your hard-earned tax dollars should fund my interests), then this type of research should be absolutely encouraged.
ligers are cool you should show a picture of a liger on here!
There is a photo of a liger in the original post. And several people added comments with links to other ones.
It should not be going on. I think Ligers and Tigons are cool animals, but if they are breed unatrully then it should not be happening. It is a mean thing to do to these animals if their instincs are all messesd up and the animals are unsure of what to do. I think it can mess up the ecosystem.
You can't help what these animals do. I mean if they were in the wild and bred then it wouldn't make a difference. It's just another thing going on in nature.
Personally, I've allways thought of the liger, biggest feline on the planet, to be an amazing creature. I admit, it's got problems attached, but some people talk about their very existance as some sort of crime... I know that some ill reputed 'sanctuaries' try to promote hybrid crosses, and these places are usually illegally run and substandard to begin with, but stop persecuting the animals for what they came into the world as.it's not like having a hybrid child ruined the breeding potential of either of the parents.
Just look at the liger as an amazing fluke of nature, along with all the other types of hybrid big cats, and accept it as that.
If you're wondering what i mean, Conscider that lions can interbreed with leopards too, among other large cats.
I think to Interbreed creatures of the same Family is fine the facts that they are from different spieces is totally within the rules and ethics.
I have a question.
WHAT DO LIGERS EAT?
i need this information for a project in class...
thanks!
i have to do a project on a liger and i need more stuff on it but i can't find any on it so i am typeing you to see if you know of any more site's i can look at for more info.stuff like what do ligers eat do they eat stuff like meat and what are ligers stuff like that well im going to go find more stuff on it bye
i think that these are the coolerst animals in the world and they shouldnt just be left alone with they should be taking care of.And treated like real animals.
have u ever heard of tigon. they are real
I think ligers are cool... except for the fact that they are sterile. I also think that tigons are easier to be accepted... ???
But mostly if the outcome is a female because all the males are sterile. or so I've read.
I THINK THIS IS GREAT!!!, THE WORLD IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE INTERESTING EVERYDAY..WHO KNOWS WHATS GOING TO BE NEXT CATDOG PERHAPS?...LOL HAPPY VALENTINES DAY
Ligers are so real! Im 10 and I believe.Its when the mom is a lion and the dad is a tiger. I mean I would and would not be surprised if I saw a liger in the zoo.Im going tomorrow with my daddy!So believe!
I love how the lion and tiger become mates and make two animals in one wich makes a liger or a tigon.
Love,Amber
Liger: Male Lion (Father)
Female Tiger (Mother)
Tigon: Female Lion (Mother)
Male Tiger (Father)
Tig-liger or Ligon: Liger and a Tigon
These are so real! I'm eleven and i'm doing them on for my Assignment i'm gonna make a game and a whole load of information on them on my website. So ya might wonna check it out....
Xoxoxo Bethany
Ligers are really rare. I wish they weren't! I love animals!
This is a nice site that I found also, I Think that ligers are really cool and that I like studying them. They are really interesting
We thought our son was pulling our leg. Who'd a known he had us on this one.
Ligers are cool I always wanted to meet one but never have gotten the chance to yet I want to play with it and steal it. keep as a pet even though they are wild and should be kept in their natural enviornment to adapt to live but I am greedy and want it for myself.I dont wanna be like that but they are so cute and adorable I could just cuddle with it all day. Some of my friends dont believe that these precious creatures exist and they make fun of me because they cant find information about them.They call Napolean Dynamite and say Im filled with a bunch of whooooblahhhh. After all that I sit in my room and cry.Who ever call a liger a tigon should be banned from this website because liger is the best name and the only name for this spectacular inbred animal.
what do ligers eat and what do ligers look like
ligers are so fat that there stomac layes on the ground
What about Tigons? Are they not important?
We saw the Liger at Myrtle Beach, SC, last spring. It was huge. That liger was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, also. They are so big in person. I did not believe they were real until I saw one and saw how big it was compared to the other tigers and lions there.
You can see them at Barefoot Landing at Myrtle Beach SC
that liger on the tonight show stood atleast 10ft tall on its hind legs or back legs
hey
yeah of course ligers are real there just a bit abnormal same thing as a horse + zebra = zebroid ( FACT )
i know freaky but take a look at yourself !!
I can't find ant Books or Articles on the liger, I have all my Internet sites and need at leats one of the two, I've already looked in Darwins Origin of species. Thank you.
u could have went to factorfiction.com, clicked on search ands typed in liger and click on the article about the liger on the tonight show
How tall do they grow? could ligers eat people whole? I need this infomation for a projet in class THANKYOU!!!!
I cant believe there is such thing as a liger? LOL What a wierd animal?
They are real but there is no such thing as a 100% Liger as the male is sterile, there will only be a 50% lion and 50% tiger (or whatever mix it is). They can be over a foot and a half taller at the shoulder than a Tiger and weigh 900lbs+.
Tigons exist and are smaller than both Lions and Tigers but are rarer.
Supposedly there are Jaglions (Jaguars and Lions) and Jaggers (Jaguars and Tigers).
that is because tigons are a female lion breeded with a male tiger however ligers are a male lion and female tiger mixed together
does anybody happen to kno how long ligers can live? because big cat rescue is always talking about how these different mixed breeds dont live that long or arent really people kind of animals. but from what i've seen on youtube.com ligers like the attention and is living just fine.
Wikipedia can help you with this question.
A liger is a half tiger half lion and it is very rare...i want one in my house and i want to tame them...i think it would be really cool to have tigers and lions in my house...Sandra
i would love to have a baby ligerr that wouldrock because then you would have a cute little furry animal and then you could teach it not to kill or attack
i want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Napoleon Dynamite voice* It's a liger. Half lion half tiger. It's pretty much my favorite animal. Bred for its skills in magic.
ah crap i cant remember exactly what he says but its something like that.
I need information on ligers can you point me to a Direction need for class project
I would suggest following the links in the original post. Or Google "ligers". Wikipedia is a great place to start, but make sure you double check any facts you get from there as sometimes posts are vandalized. Good luck!
hey thanks for the info it helped alot on a project i had to do for biology XD
Ligers are really scary what if they get lose and kill people
ligers are indeed real coz it results from the mating of a lion & a tiger
i was so surprised that ligers and tigons are real. apparently they were even around in the 19th century. that is so weird! i had no idea. also how many are there in the world?
I don't think that this all should happen that is why i am doing a research project on this.
That's great you are doing a research project on ligers! Stop back when you are done and share what you learned!
Ligers are cool because they r a weird kind of species!!!!!!
Mostly in confinement. The ranges of lions and tigers do not overlap, especially today with habitats for these animals and their populations shrinking.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), which is the accrediting organization for zoos and aquariums, frowns on the practice of mixing species. Keeping the two species separate has always been standard zoo procedure.
That said, the AZA does admit that ligers have been bred accidentally, and there are a few zoos that have them. Check out the web sites of the zoos in your area to see if any are near by.
are ligers a mix between a lion and a tiger
i love ligers......!!!! and tigers...and lions too
Would I like to have a liger? No. I don't think wild animals make good pets. No, I know wild animals don't make good pets. Plus, I am very allergic to cats, so I would imagine that I would be extremely allergic to ligers.
I'm writing a novel about ligers, and I wanted to fact-check some stuff here.
The basic plot of my novel is that a male liger escapes captivity (either a zoo, or a rich magician's living room, I haven't decided yet) and heads south, where there are fewer laws (anti-liger laws).
While on the lam, our liger observes people, and learns how to work simple technology, like cell phones and bullet-proof vests (this is key, and will come up later in the book).
Once he is confident that he has outwitted his pursuers, the liger (I think his name will be Seamus, or Sharp-tooth, unless you know of any more authentic liger names) goes about conquering things. Things like houses and cities. Sharp-tooth conquers things easily because he's just about the biggest predator on land (unless elephants sometimes eat people. Yes? No? I want to be sure about this).
Slowly (or quickly, I haven't decided yet) Seamus builds his empire, and begins to make a move on his former captors (specifically the magician, or zoo, but the whole United States too). This bit of conquering goes a little more slowly, because once you get out of the south people have their stuff together. But Sharp-tooth proceeds nonetheless.
At this point the government dispatches a totally sneaky and hardcore assassin (their best one) to get Seamus. This guy is like an ex-navy seal, who specializes in knife-fighting (think Stephen Segal in Under Siege). The assassin tracks the liger and is finally able to locate him by satellite triangulation of Seamus' cell phone (if this ever gets made into a movie, the phone can be product placement. I'm not above that sort of thing as long as it doesn't interfere with the story). Being a sneaky assassin, though, the guy attacks from behind, and throws a knife into Sharp-tooth's back. Sharp-tooth falls.
The assassin then approaches the body, seeking a trophy (here's another question - what part of the liger body is most valuable?) Just as the killer is about to chop off [whatever] Seamus bursts up and bites the dude! Because he was wearing a bullet proof vest (which I'd assume also stop knives)! The assassin totally freaks out and wets himself, or something, before Seamus eats his head.
Seamus then makes his way to the magician's home (it's a magician after all) and confronts him. There's an awesome tooth and fang vs magic battle (the film version will be spectacular), ending, of course, with Seamus coming out on top. Would a liger just kill his former captor, or would he keep him in a cage, do you think? Probably kill him, because then Sharp-tooth goes to live on a tropical island, full of sexy pumas and stuff... until a sequel!
Does that all seem reasonable? Are there any glaring issues? Are there anti-liger laws down south too?
I'll be sure to credit science buzz in my acknowledgments (probably just as S.B.)
A liger would never do this. It doesnt make sense.
There arent any liger laws down south. I used to live in Georgia.
Keep writing tho!
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I will admit that this is an interesting article; what exactly IS a liger? A cross between a tiger and a lion? Cross breed? :OOOO
As stated in the original post, ligers are the result of a mating between a male lion and a female tiger. Its a mammal. A four-legged two-eyed feline.
You tell us alot about ligers yet say you were doing an essay on ligers and you find this website and deside to use it to help you study. Dont you think that you should include something about the diet of the liger? Well anyway im just giving you advice on how you can improve this site. Thanks.
I found this video of a liger on YouTube.
i love them but it is so crul to breed them check out you tube and watch the vidio
my name is michael metzloff and i think people who say breeding lions and tigers are whiny little babies! only god can decide what is right and wrong.i think ligers are interesting. why should we stop the breeding of lions and tigers? if you stop they will become extinct, that would make you al murderers. are you a murderer? thats what i thought. stop complaining about ligers. treat ligers the same you would treat any animal. stop complaining, shut your mouth and show some respect!
Michael
Ligers are animals bred only in captivity and are not animals that would occur naturally in the wild, as the ranges of the two animals do not overlap. From your perspective, "God" never intended lions and tigers to mate. Only through man's intervention has this been possible. Do you still think the same way knowing this?
As one of Americas most unbelieved animals, ligers are real. In my recent trip to Asia i have expirienced the sight of the giant & magestic animal, the liger.
what are all the facts about a liger there confusing me are they sad amd depressed or what? can u give me some proof or facts about a liger.
i think that ligers are real. i have not seen one but iwish that i had and could because they look like amazing creatures!!!!! i love animals and i wish that the ligers werent kept captive they die to quickly :(
.....also had no idea that these were real creatures.
Can a liger eat a beefalo? Whatever happened to the beefalo?
I suppose it is conceivable that a liger could eat a beefalo, though given most, if not all, ligers are in captivity the likelihood of this happening is slim.
Ah, the beefalo. For an update on their status, check out the related wikipedia article.
ligers are weird!! its kinda mean i think... thanx 2 the person who suplied this info on ligers!! im doing a class project on hybrid animals!! xoxox
I feel that cross breeding of an animal for entertainment purposes in very wrong. Animals are like people in a way and should be treated with respect. If they are an endangered species, and cross breading would be beneficial to stopping the extinction of a breed then that is an entirely different senerio.
I wish i could be close to one. I don't want to be in a cage with one but i want to be able to see one up close
They are out there to be seen. Places such as Jungle Island and Shambala Preserve have them, and I am sure there are others.
I think Ligers are awsome theyre pretty much my favorite hybrid animal
Thanks. Im going a report on Ligers and Tigons and this was very helpful
i love lions and ligers i just think this is so amazing my life dream is to creat a population of ligers in the wild
yes, ligers are real!
i dont understand why some people think theyre not while there is so much information about them
i <3 ligers
Ligers are awesome. Thanks Napolian Dynamite for making that famous
tough topic. my philosophy - golden rule: what would you think about breeding a human-dog[or any other animal] hyrid? yes i know it may not be possible[yet] but think of it that way.
on the other hand the "un-natural" cannot become natural if it is not introduced and frequentized[it's a word in my vocabs]. yes people are creating mix of two different species, but we can't really say that is a no no because in the future these two species may interbreed and create the hybrids themselves; then would we accept it and call it natural? or maybe it will never happen in the future too.
anyways, just keep in mind, if you are open to the breeding and creation of a total different species with two separate species, please be open to breeding outside of the human race; really it's not so different, we are all living animals/creatures.
*And doesn't this also apply to the fruits and veggies many of us are consuming now? aren't many of them genetically altered and created for certain color/flavor/smell/look. but they are so abundant now we just accept them as natural. next time you eat a corn or lettuce or orange[etc] think about if it's been genetically wired-especially corn.
so the real question is, how far will we allow/go?
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