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Why can't an alligator and a crocodiles mate if a donkey and a horse can?
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∙ 9y ago
When we talk about animal ancestry, there is a tree of decent:
Kingdom: Superphylum: Phylum: Subphylum: Superclass: Class: Subclass: Superorder: Order: Suborder: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Subtribe: Genus: Subgenus: Species: Subspecies
In order for two animals to produce offspring that are capable of reproducing, the animals must both be of the same species. Closly related species can mate and produce infertile offspring in some situations, but only if those species share the same genus.
When you think of interesting 'cross breeds' like the mule, liger, or wolf-dog, the animals are of difference species, but they share a common genus (i.e. horses and donkeys are both of the genus equus, lions and tigers are both of the genus panthera, wolves and domestic dogs are both of the genus canis, etc). Successful cross-genus mating does not occur in nature.
The reason crocodiles and alligators cannot mate is the same reason why humans and chimpanzees canont mate: we do not share the same genus. In fact, we're more closely related to chimpanzees than crocodiles are to alligators... We are of the same Subtribe as chimpanzees - crocodiles and alligators don't even share the same Family.
They cannot produce offspring together.
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What is the offspring between a horse and a donkey?
A Mule. Although they cant reproduce with other mules, they are strong and capable.
Why cant a horse and donkey mate?
Yes, a donkey can get pregnant from horse sperm. Not many people breed animals like this anymore, but that is how people use to get light weighted horses, but it was usually a horse getting pregnant from donkey sperm. Any animal of the same species can get pregnant from each other. For example, a dog and a wolf, a wolf and a coyote, a tiger and a lion, a horse and a zebra, a horse and a donkey, all of these are possible.
When an alligator eats it cant?
...sleep.
How can the industries that use crocodiles be preserved?
Make laws that you cant kill crocodiles otherwise if you do then there will be big consequences.
Which month a donkey cant say?
February.
What is the boas enemies?
people & crocodiles,,, or aligators cant remember which.
How good is a crocodileS eyesight?
Crocodiles can see at almost a 180 degree angle but cant see anything below there nose.
What is the boa constrictor's enemies?
people & crocodiles,,, or aligators cant remember which.
How do crocodiles eat?
Crocodiles first drown their prey and the rip off chunks and pieces of the prey then swallow the pieces because they cant chew.
Do crocodiles come when you chum the water for sharks?
no because sharks live in the far deep area of the oceans and such, but crocodiles cant swim very well.
Why cant an alligator live in a sewer?
the water is too dirt and there is not enough food.
Is sanai antonetti ugly?
yes she cant sing and looklike a donkey
