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Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Cross-breeding = save animals from extinction?

In some ways it can. For example, the hybrid or crossbreed offspring of the endangered animal might have inherited traits from its other parent that can help them survive in climate change.

But scientists argue that the frequency of such hybridization is disconcerting. It's as if two groups had long been living separately, but in adjacent rooms, and suddenly man came along and pushed open the door between them. In the end, it's conceivable that only hybrids will survive. This is currently happening with coyotes and wolves in North America, as well as BETWEEN TWO types of flying squirrel.

Another problem is that the offspring are infertile, the animals are expending unnecessary energy in raising their young without passing on their genes. For example, in THE CASE of North Pacific right whales, whose numbers have dwindled to only 200, it would spell the extinction of the species. It is true that in evolution, not every mistake is necessarily a flaw. But hybrids are usually inferior to their parents, because they are not as well adapted to their environments.

What do you think? Pause and think about it for a moment, then comment below your opinion.

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