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Why don't scientists consider mules to be a separate species?
Scientists do not consider mules to be a separate species because they are hybrids, resulting from the breeding of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Mules possess characteristics of both parent species but have an uneven number of chromosomes (63), making them typically sterile and unable to reproduce. Since they cannot produce viable offspring, mules do not meet the biological criteria for a species, which is defined as a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Thus, mules are classified as a crossbreed rather than a distinct species.
Do organisms have to be the the same species in order to breed and produce offspring?
No, organisms of different species can breed and produce offspring. Donkeys and horses can breed and produce mules but mules cannot produce offspring.
Why is a mule not a donkey?
Mules cannot belong to a species of their own because they are sterile hybrids, but they do belong to both of the species that horses and donkeys belong to. These species are Equus caballus and Equus asinus.
Why are mules considered superior to both of their parents?
Mules got the best characteristics from both sides- the smartness from the donkey, the size and stregnth from the horse.
Out of a horse a donkey a tiger and a chimpanzee which can be paired in the same species?
None of them are in the same species as if any of them mate they would not give birth to a fertile young. Eevn though horses and donkeys can mate and produce mules, mules are not fertile so are hard to classify within a species. cherrylala xxxxxxx
Why mules don't have babies?
Mules are a type of HYBRID.A hybrid is a mixture of two entirely different species that aren't supposed to mate in the wild, they ARE scientifically created.A mule is the cross between a horse and a donkey.Hybrids cant mate, so that's why mules cant have babies.
How would you determine whether horeses and donkeys should be classified as members of the same species?
Species are basically differentiated by similar features and the ability to have fertile offspring within a specific group of organisms. Horses and donkeys are not the same species because, although they can breed and have offspring (mules), the mules cannot mate.
What species can go extint and be recreated?
A mule. Cross between a donkey and a horse. Mules are sterile.
What animals did Santa Clara de Asis raise?
their were cows, mules, sheep, pig, and horse
Is taxonomy evolution?
no, taxonomy is not evolution. Taxonomy is the science of naming species. Taxonomy, though, makes evolution clearly apparent, as new species require new naming conventions, however similar they may seem. and a "species" is defined as something that can establish its own breeding population...something that can sustain a propagating population. So horses are a species, donkeys are a species, but mules, the hybrid of horses and donkeys, are not, since they could not mate with other mules reliably to create a new "species" called mules without the help of either parent Mules, then, instead of a species, are called a hybrid.
Why are horses and donkeys considered different species even though they can?
Horses and Donkeys are considered separate due to the different number of chromosomes each possesses. They are however in the same family and can breed together to produce mules and hinnies, which also have a different number of chromosomes and are typically sterile.
What is a Hyracotherium?
A hydrocotherium is something that has evolved through several intermediate species, not only in todays horses but into today's zebras and mules.
