i never knew sharks and stingrays were closely related enough to cross breed. neat!

  • laziestflagellant [they/them]
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    5 months ago

    Hey, there was an infamous incident of scientists accidentally producing sturgeon and paddlefish crossbreeds (this was considered to be so unlikely that the paddlefish sperm was being used as a control in the experiment they were conducting). The two species were also separated by over a hundred million years of evolution.

    It's unlikely, yes, but it's not unheard of.