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From: dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Cats and Rabbits
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Date: 29 Apr 91 00:16:44 GMT
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>I have just been told that cats and rabbits can mate under 
>domesticated situations, producing offspring called "cabbits".
>I was uder the impression that rabbits were rodents and cats were
>felines, and that such a mating could not be successful.  If this
>correct?  Could someone please comment on "cabbits".

>Also I would be interested in knowing about other inter-species
>offspring such as "tigons", "ligers" and "mules".

>Ashok Aiyar

Mate? Yes, I suppose so. Produce offspring? Forget it... The
species are too far apart. "Tigons" and "Ligers" I don't know
about; I'd doubt it. "Mules" are perfectly common, crosses between
donkies and horses. The term has come to be a generic for such
inter-breeds, which are virtually always sterile offspring.
Simliar crosses have been made, I understand, between horses
and zebras. Rumors of Human/lower Primate crosses abound, and
are probably just rumors...

Dave