A strange discovery in southern Brazil has left the scientific community stunned. In 2021, a female canid was found near ...

From striped donkeys to giant feline mixes, these man-made hybrid animals are nature-defying wonders. Explore 10 of the most bizarre and rare crossbreeds you probably never knew existed.

Hybrid animals are generally infertile. But the trend is worrisome because it could drive certain species to extinction since those animals are no longer mating with their own kind.

In nature, when two animals of the same species mate, their offspring inherit half of their genes from each parent. This fundamental genetic principle explains why offspring resemble a combination of ...

Not long ago, hybrid animals were something you’d only hear about in science labs or biology textbooks. But things are ...

New animals have started to appear when two similar species have been forced into the same territory. In 2006, a white bear with brown splotches, believed to be a hybrid of a polar bear and a ...

The bear scientists shot in the Canadian arctic in 2016 was a biological mystery. It looked like a grizzly bear, complete with long claws and a prominent snout, but most of its fur was white.

One of the species that makes up this hybrid is very rare in Hawaii. Melon-headed dolphins usually don't swim in these waters, so when scientists spotted one, they put satellite tags on the animal.

In 1985, trainers at Hawaii Sea Life Park were stunned when a gray female bottlenose dolphin named Punahele gave birth to a dark-skinned calf that partly resembled the 2,000-pound male ...

The new thriller "Splice," opening June 4, tells the story of two world-class genetic engineers who specialize in splicing together DNA from different animals to create amazing new hybrids.Though ...