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Ok, I am not supporting bestiality here. But, I just came to know about a Dogxim, a dog fox hybrid and I had known for a long time that horses and donkeys can breed (to produce a mule). So, I was just curious, can humans breed with any other animals closely related to us?

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Kim Kardashian?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

In terms of human PokΓ©mon compatibility /ref

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[–] [email protected] 170 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tinder not working out as expected?

[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Why else would I ask that question? Completely unrelated but you won't happen to have any goats nearby, would you?

[–] [email protected] 139 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (22 children)

Homo sapiens are the last remaining species of hominina. Our closest remaining relatives, the Pan (chimpanzees and bonobos) diverged at least 6.5 million years ago. Though there is some evidence early hominina may have interbred with pan after the divergence as recently as 4 mya.

This is more recent than dogs and foxes by a long way, and about the same as donkeys and horses. That, plus chromosomal analysis and some other research suggests it could be possible for a human and chimp or bonobo to interbreed, though likely not create fertile offspring. However, there has never been a confirmed case of this occurring, despite multiple claims.

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[–] [email protected] 115 points 1 week ago (10 children)
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[–] [email protected] 86 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not anymore. We assimilated the neanderthals a long time ago.

Other close relative species don't exist anymore.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We all fo...breeded with them to our kind

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Breed with, out-competed, killed... All options on the table, the important thing is to get busy.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (8 children)

I just found this, so you'll have to read it too: https://www.the-sun.com/news/3657105/prostitute-orangutan-pony-tragic-story/

Summary:

TW: sexual animal abuseFemale orangutan named Pony was used as a prostitute for years. She was chained to a bed, shaved every other day leaving her with irritated, itchy, sore-covered skin. They also put make-up, perfume and jewellery on her, and taught her to perform sex acts. The local community didn't want to let her go because she was generating great revenue. In the end it took 35 armed police officers to rescue her.

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

No, not since Neanderthals, Denisovians and friends went extinct.

Even Neanderthals are a bit of a partial case, since the hybrid males were mostly sterile. We know this from the pattern that Neanderthal genes appear in modern DNA.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Breed with? No, not since we out-bred and out-competed Neandertals. And Denisovans. And at least one other ancestral human subspecies in sub-Saharan Africa. So at least 3 ancient homo sapiens subspecies that we used to interbreed with, but none left now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

You will be assimilated... with fucking.

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