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Is there any animal, closely related to humans that a human can breed with? (lemmy.ml)

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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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[–] jordanlund 13 points 3 days ago (3 children)

There were rumors of a human/chimp hybrid decades ago:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanzee

Despite the existence of Oliver, it still seems unproven:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_(chimpanzee)

[–] QuarterSwede 6 points 3 days ago

Genetic testing basically puts a large amount of doubt on it though. More likely it wasn’t a hybrid than was.

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