Re: [RML] hybrids

Piabinha at aol.com
Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:26:28 EDT

In a message dated 8/14/2000 10:01:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
shamus at nwstar.com writes:

> All breeds of dogs are actually the same species...Canis lupus familiaris
> which can be traced back to the wolf, Canis lupus.

goldfish are not a hybrid either. or those deformed balloon mollies.

> True hybreds are those that are crossed species...such as M. praecox
> and M. trifasicata. Or a Domestic dog and a wolf..as they are two
> different species. If you bred a poodle and a german shepard, the pups
> would still be the same species.
> Dont know if this make any sense..but fish hybredization is not the same
> as dogs....Two totally different things...

not necessarily. dogs and wolves may turn out to be the same species. the
jury is still out.

tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA