On the Internet, anything is possible. You want a penguin crossed with a whale? You've got it:
Well, I'm sorry to say, but you can't Photoshop nature. Unlike that bizarre pengwhale, these 12 hybrid animals are completely real and were created by nature or with the help of science. They're incredible. Take a look:
- Liger
The liger is a cross between a male lion and a female tiger.
- Beefalo
The beefalo is a cross between a buffalo and a cow.
- Pumapard
The pumapard is a cross between a puma and a leopard.
- Zebroid
The zebroid is a cross between a zebra and any other kind of equine.
- Blonde d'Aquitaine
The breed is a combination of three strains of cattle (Garonnais, the Quercy, and the Blonde des Pyrenees), but what's unique about this particular one is that it has a myostatin inhibitor mutation that allows rapid muscle development and minimal fat gain.
- Mule
The mule is a cross between a female horse and a male donkey.
- Leopon
The leopon is a cross between a leopard and a lion.
- Cama
The cama is a cross between a camel and a llama.
- Iron Age Pig
The iron age pig is a cross between a wild boar and a domestic pig.
- Wholphin
The wholphin is a rare cross between a female bottlenose dolphin and a male false killer whale.
- Donkra
The donkra is a cross between a donkey and a zebra.
- Grolar Bear
The grolar bear is a rare cross between a brown bear and a polar bear.