10 Breeds of Animals That Arose Due to Genetic Changes and Scientific Experiments

Some hybrid animals are created by Mother Nature, while others are the work of scientists. It is worth mentioning that the result of apparently controlled genetic experiments and crossings is usually unpredictable: a well-known case is that of the Africanized bees that exist here in Brazil, resulting from the crossing of European and African races.

The team of awesome.club would love to meet a chausie or pet a shalaika, but feel so sorry for Lonesome George, bonus at the end of the post. Check out!

The photo above was taken by photographer Sergey Kolyaskin during an expedition through the northern Ural region of Russia. He was delighted with the amazing eyes of the animal. By the way, it is believed that the wolfdog hardly gets along with people, since its wolfish instincts are very strong.

But scientists do not stop experimenting in order to develop a successful hybrid in every way. The Saarloos wolfdog, originally from the Netherlands, or the Kunming wolfdog, bred in China, can be examples of great work by scientists. They are used as guide dogs for the blind and are also required by rescuers and firefighters.

These unusual names were given to the hybrid of a brown bear and a polar bear. The first puppies were born in the 19th century at the zoo in the German city of Halle. However, only three cases of such hybridization were detected in nature, as the habitats these species are very different.

But, according to scientists, global warming and melting glaciers could make polar bears move farther away from the sea coast more often. Thus, we have every chance of seeing the bear population grolarswith its beautiful beige coat of gray tone, growing with the passage of time.

The kind white fox was obtained as a result of a long experiment started by Georgian scientists in 1959. The aim was to find out whether it was possible to domesticate silver foxes by selecting for breeding only those specimens that were kind to humans.

The scientists managed to “improve” the character of the fox, but at the expense of another important feature: the quality of its coat has significantly deteriorated.

Hybrids of zebra and horse, donkey or pony were bred for practical use. Its strength and resistance serve perfectly for the transport of goods. In addition, they are resistant to tsetse fly bites and they are easier to train than zebras.

However, zebroids can hardly be called pets, as they are considered more temperamental and aggressive than horses.

This hybrid resulted from the “love” between a lion and a liger — which, in turn, is also the result of crossing a lion with a tiger. The first cub was registered in 2012 at the zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia: a female named Kiara was born there, daughter of the lion Samson and the liger Zita.

Other well-known cubs were also born in zoos, such as in the city of Wynnewood, Oklahoma (USA). In 2019, also in Russia, the liger male called Blag was born.

This breed is a cross between the Abyssinian cat and the Jungle cat. The intention was to develop a creature with the appearance and health of a wild animal, but with the character of a pet.

As a result, chausies are willing to get along with people, but continue to refuse affection. the hybrids of the first generation are so agile that they are kept in cages instead of houses.

This breed was developed to help the security of the Russian airline Aeroflot. The idea was that the animals were sniffer dogs. The breed originated in the 1970s as a result of crossing two golden jackals with two Lapland Finnish shepherds. After some time, the hybrid was crossed with more species to eliminate the dominant jackal genes, which prevented the dogs from training effectively.

The breed has several names: for example, Sulimov dog (Klim Sulimov is a renowned Russian biologist who created the breed) and shalaika (a mixture of jackal and laika). The breed was officially recognized only in 2018 and was registered as shalaika.

Klim Sulimov believes he has created sniffer dogs that are able to do their job perfectly, with a good sense of smell and the ability to work in any weather conditions: from −70°C to +40°C.

This aquarium fish, which has a mixture of genes from several species of firemouth angelfish, was also created in the laboratory. Parrotfish are a great choice for those who have never had fish at home, as they are friendly and completely peaceful.

However, this hybrid pays dearly for its beauty, having complications in Organs internal organs and the very curved lower lip, which leads to difficulties when consuming the feed.

In the middle of the 20th century, a decision was taken in Brazil to create bees adapted to the tropical climate that would produce a greater amount of honey than other species. The crossing of African bees with European species resulted in large and extremely aggressive insects.

As a result of a mistake made by entomologists, queens escaped and began to mate with drones, spreading out and increasing the population. In this way, Africanized bees turned into real monsters, attacking everyone who came close to the hives. In 1967, a swarm of bees attacked homes in Rio de Janeiro, killing more than 150 people and even more animals.

The successful crossing of sheep and goats is unusual, as the animals belong to different species and have different chromosome numbers. In the past, hybridization occurred so rarely that these hybrids didn’t even get names🇧🇷 Adult chabinos look like large sheep with dense fur, which they shed in the spring like goats.

The male Pinta Galapagos tortoise inhabited the Galapagos Islands and was the last member of the subspecies. George was identified in 1972 and taken to a research station, where scientists spent decades trying to make it reproduce, but they failed.

After a genetic analysis of 2,000 tortoises, a female of George’s lineage was found, giving hope to scientists, who assumed that the hybrids were a new generation of his subspecies. However, the eggs were not fertile.

George died without descendants in 2012, and his sad story inspired writer Henry Nicholls to write the book “Lonesome George: The Life and Love of the World’s Most Famous Turtle”.

And you, have you seen any incredible hybrid animals live? In your opinion, are genetic experiments necessary to create new species or should they be avoided because they pose a great danger? Comment!