+- MacResource (https://forums.macresource.com)
+-- Forum: My Category (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=1)
+--- Forum: Tips and Deals (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=3)
+--- Thread: Foxy Lady (/showthread.php?tid=280796)
Foxy Lady - btfc - 09-29-2023
The first dog-fox hybrid points to the growing risk to wild animals of domestic species
“ This female, dog-like creature was first noticed when she was she was hit by a car and taken to a wildlife rehabilitation facility. The staff at the wildlife centre noticed she had a strange mix of physical and behavioural characteristics.
Her pricked ears and preference for eating small mammals seemed fox-like, but her barking was more reminiscent of a dog. Throughout the centuries there have been unverified reports of fox-dog hybrids, but none have been confirmed before with genetic testing.
Genetic testing revealed that she was a hybrid between a female pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) and a male domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). This is the first documented case of a dog-fox hybrid. Genetic analysis revealed she had a total of 76 chromosomes, compared to the 78 chromosomes of the domestic dog and 74 of the pampas fox“
https://theconversation.com/the-first-dog-fox-hybrid-points-to-the-growing-risk-to-wild-animals-of-domestic-species-213616
Re: Foxy Lady - rgG - 09-29-2023
Wow.
Re: Foxy Lady - mattkime - 09-29-2023
>Until recently, scientists thought it was impossible for them to breed.
Scientists know _nothing_ about love!
Re: Foxy Lady - Speedy - 09-30-2023
Canines are versatile reproducers.