The Most Bizarre Animal 'Hybrids' That Actually Exist
Most people assume that we've already discovered every animal on Earth, and yet the reality couldn't be further from the truth. Crossbreeds may not be anything new — take dog or horse breeding, for example — but sometimes, Mother Nature creates some truly wacky hybrids all on her own. Have you heard of a “pizzly,” a “cama" or a “dzo”? Though they may sound made-up, we assure you these wild animal hybrids are completely real.
Wholphin
Go out on an ocean cruise in secluded waters, and you may spot an elusive wholphin. This slippery friend is made when a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale mate together. And it’s a cross that only happens when there aren’t many other options. Where you will find one, of all places, is Sea Life Park Hawaii.
Sea Life Park
The park kept one bottlenose dolphin and one false killer whale as trained animals to perform in shows for visitors, but on their downtime backstage, the two got a little frisky. Since they were in captivity, their mating options were pretty limited — and their wholphin offspring is the spitting image of them both.
Like mother like daughter
The calf, which is what baby whales or dolphins are called, was born without any defects, and the mom got through the pregnancy just fine. In fact, the hybrid wholphin gave birth to its own offspring in 2005 and is doing well. But wholphins aren't the only animals that have conservationists scratching their heads.
Geep
One of the rarest hybrids on Earth is the geep. Not only is the name fun to say, but the animals themselves are also super cute. As adorable and seemingly harmless as these little geep — geeps? — are, they’re not very common. That said, one shepherd in Germany got quite a surprise when he took his eye off the ball one mating season.
