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Originally posted by OldJeff@Aug 27 2003, 08:02 PM
Colin,
Being able to breed together does not make an animal the same species.
Lions and Tigers, and Horses and Donkeys, are two examples.
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Classification systems often run into difficulty somewhere. Consider the case of the tomato. It seems to be one thing botanically and another horticulturally. Over time the very definition of species has changed. I think the basic idea with animals has always been that species are those creatures that naturally mate and produce offspring.
XXXPhoto clarified the issue above.
Last edited by Colin at Aug 28 2003, 04:46 AM