It’s Hard To Believe These 17 Mind Blowing Animal Hybrids Actually Exist

By Editorial Staff in Nature On 9th December 2015
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#1 Tigon

A tigon is a hybrid cross between a male tiger and a female lion. While not as big as ligers, their coats are much more interesting.

#2 Zebroid

A zebroid is the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine: essentially, a zebra hybrid. These hybrids are mostly found in the wild as they are aggressive and difficult to tame.

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#3 Coywolf

Coyotes and grey wolves are not as compatible as one would think, and they are extremely rare. But, these hybrids do exist and they share characteristics of both species quite evenly.

#4 Grolar Bear

When polar bears and grizzly bears get together and have a baby, grolar bears are born. These hybrids look more or less like dirty polar bears and act more like polar bears than grizzly.

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#5 Savannah Cat

The Savannah is a hybrid cat breed. It is a cross between a serval and a domestic cat.

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#6 Wholphin

A wholphin or wolphin is an extremely rare hybrid born from a mating of a female common bottlenose dolphin with a male false killer whale. Her slick skin is an even blend of a dolphin's light gray and the black coloring of a false killer whale.

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#7 Leopon

A Leopon is a hybrid resulting from the crossing of a male leopard with a lioness. Must be a courageous leopard. Extremely rare in the wild, this hybrid appears to have the mane of a lion but the body of a leopard.

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#8 Beefalo

Beefalo, also referred to as cattalo or the American hybrid, are a fertile hybrid offspring of domestic cattle (Bos taurus), usually a male in managed breeding programs, and the American buffalo (Bison bison), usually a female in managed breeding programs.

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#9 Hinny

A hinny is the exact opposite cross as a mule. The father is a horse stallion, and the mother is a donkey jennet. Hinnies are not only smaller than mules, they are much less common.

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#10 Liger

When a male lion and a female tiger mate, the resulting offspring is called a liger, a hybrid big cat that can grow to weigh nearly 1 ton.

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#11 Narluga

While it is rare, Narwhals and Belugas do get together from time to time and make Narlugas. Though rare, there have been more and more sightings of these in the wild, possibly hinting at signs of climate change.

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#12 Cama

A cama is a hybrid between a male dromedary camel and a female llama, and has been produced via artificial insemination at the Camel Reproduction Centre in Dubai. The first cama was born on January 14, 1998.

#13 Dzo

A dzo is a hybrid between the yak and domestic cattle. The great things about these hybrids is they produce more milk and meat than both cows and yaks.

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#14 Geep

A sheepgoat hybrid is the hybrid offspring of a sheep and a goat. Although sheep and goats seem similar and can be mated, they belong to different genera in the subfamily Caprinae of the family Bovidae.

#15 Jaglion

A jaglion or jaguon is the offspring between a male jaguar and a female lion. Though these are extremely rare in the wild, their coats are both beautiful and terrifying at the same time.

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#16 Mulard

Mulards are the combination of Mallard and Muscovy ducks. They cannot breed together naturally, so this hybrid is simply bred for food.

#17 Zubron

When domestic cows and european bison mate, you get a Żubroń. They are stronger and more resilient than cows, but only one herd still exists in the world.