Could a human and a chimp breed with each other?

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  • thepuppet
    2 years ago | pl

    The definition of different species is literally that different species are unable to reproduce successfully with each other

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    • mouldiwarp
      2 years ago | pl

      No... tigers and lions can breed and produce offspring, so can horses and zebras, and dogs and wolves. Ever heard of a mule? It’s a horse-donkey hybrid. If two animals are in the same genus, they can probably breed.

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      • JustAHuman
        2 years ago | pl

        In the cases of mules, or ligers, etc. They are different species, but they are all part of the same genus. Horses and donkeys, and zebras are all part of the genus Equus. Lions and tigers are both part of the genus Panthera.

        Humans and chimpanzees are not in the same genus. Humans are part of the genus Homo, and Chimpanzees are part of the genus Pan.

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      • YE
        2 years ago | pl

        Then my suspicion that we have a human-chimpanzee hybrid IIN user is correct.

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      • [Old Memory]
        2 years ago | pl

        But the offspring can't reproduce

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        • Koira15
          2 years ago | pl

          I might be wrong but I think that in some cases (almost never) a mule can reproduce but it only passes on its mother’s genes.

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        • mouldiwarp
          2 years ago | pl

          Ligers and wolf-dogs can produce offspring though... look it up, instant answers.

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          • [Old Memory]
            2 years ago | pl

            You're right, a quick search reveals that it is unusual for them to reproduce amongst hybrid

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      • bigbudchonga
        2 years ago | pl

        thepuppet is right for the most part. All the species you named can't produce fertile offspring. In the case of something like dogs and wolves, they can reproduce and produce fertile offspring, thus they are the same species.

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        • mouldiwarp
          2 years ago | pl

          I mean the wolves such as the red wolf (Canis rufus) or the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) that are different species from domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris).

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