http://www.liger.org/zebra-originally-a-hybrid-between-a-horse-and-some-other-animal/ Liger Pictures and Information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.liger.org/zebra-originally-a-hybrid-between-a-horse-and-some-other-animal/comment-page-1/#comment-3142 kamerabo Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:09:16 +0000 http://www.liger.org/zebra-originally-a-hybrid-between-a-horse-and-some-other-animal/#comment-3142 nope just another type of species. like the polar bear is supposed to have evolved from a black bear. nope just another type of species. like the polar bear is supposed to have evolved from a black bear.

]]> http://www.liger.org/zebra-originally-a-hybrid-between-a-horse-and-some-other-animal/comment-page-1/#comment-3141 Unapology Accepted Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:08:05 +0000 http://www.liger.org/zebra-originally-a-hybrid-between-a-horse-and-some-other-animal/#comment-3141 No. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe No.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe

]]> http://www.liger.org/zebra-originally-a-hybrid-between-a-horse-and-some-other-animal/comment-page-1/#comment-3140 jellybea Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:23:02 +0000 http://www.liger.org/zebra-originally-a-hybrid-between-a-horse-and-some-other-animal/#comment-3140 No. Zebras, horses, giraffes, camels, and leopards are all distinct species. No. Zebras, horses, giraffes, camels, and leopards are all distinct species.

]]> http://www.liger.org/zebra-originally-a-hybrid-between-a-horse-and-some-other-animal/comment-page-1/#comment-3139 Leolupus Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:40:49 +0000 http://www.liger.org/zebra-originally-a-hybrid-between-a-horse-and-some-other-animal/#comment-3139 No. There are three separate species of zebra, all of which are distinct from the horse, a different species. The scientific name of the giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis - 'camelopardalis' does mean 'camel-leopard', referring vaguely to the appearance of the animal, and it's even possible that people many years ago thought it was a camel-leopard hybrid, but this is certainly not the case. For one thing, crossing two different animals does not give you a new, self-sustaining species, it gives you a hybrid, which is usually sterile. For another, only closely-related species can breed in the first place, and camels and leopards are unrelated other than both being mammals. No. There are three separate species of zebra, all of which are distinct from the horse, a different species. The scientific name of the giraffe is Giraffa camelopardalis – ‘camelopardalis’ does mean ‘camel-leopard’, referring vaguely to the appearance of the animal, and it’s even possible that people many years ago thought it was a camel-leopard hybrid, but this is certainly not the case. For one thing, crossing two different animals does not give you a new, self-sustaining species, it gives you a hybrid, which is usually sterile. For another, only closely-related species can breed in the first place, and camels and leopards are unrelated other than both being mammals.

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