Why Do Some Male And Female Species Of An Animal Have Different Names?

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a male donkey and a female horse = a mule
a male horse and a female donkey = a hinny.
a female lion and a male tiger = tigon
a male lion and a female tiger = liger



1 Comment so far

  1. Ms. Informed on September 2, 2009 6:19 AM

    the results are hybrid animals. the different names are used to distinguish which gender contributed what. it’s just nomenclature.



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