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Subject: Re: Life imitates art?
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Date: Tue, 26-May-87 17:36:18 EDT
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in article <4007@ihlpa.ATT.COM>, novo@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Novo) says:
 > 
 > Does anybody know the details of other crossbred animals? Isn't a mule 
 > actually a crossbreed between a horse and a donkey? Haven't there been
 > crossbreeds between a dog and a wolf or a horse and a zebra?
 > 
 > I've heard of several species of animals that have been crossbred. The 
 > product is defined as a crossbreed and not a new species because it is
 > sterile (one of the requirement for an animal to be declared a new species
 > is that it must be able to reproduce).
 > 
 > I would be interested in hearing about actual cases of crossbreeds from
 > different species.
 > 
 > -- 
 > Robert A. Novo 			AT&T Bell Laboratories
 > ihnp4!ihlpa!novo		Naperville, IL 60566

Ditto.

I've been told that there are now mules that are fertile and can reproduce.
I have been looking for a hard-copy of this report for a while (I haven't
looked very hard).

An what of the Cabbit??

Gary
(allegra,ihnp4,sun)oliveb!oliven!gnome