Monday, May 24, 2010

Can a dog and a cat have babys?

idk why im asking but i think i want to know!!
Answers:
Yes.
Dogs have puppies and Cats have kittens.
Dogs and Cats are seperate species...as for them interbreeding...they cannot any more than a dog and a person could (eew...just pictured that).
Didn't you ever see the Enquirer article about the cat that had kitty/puppies.they were pretty weird looking
No they cannot. They ar etwo very different species of animals, and biologically it is impossible! But...they would certainly be different looking! :>)
yes provided there is a 'medicine' to stabilise both DNAs if not the offspring will die.
I wonder what a wolf panther would look like
Genetically speaking...NO. I do believe there is a 'barrier' of sorts. The egg and sperm would not 'recognize' each other, and even if fertilization did happen, I don't think it would develop much further than a ball of tissue. They are different in genetic sequencing.
only artificially
No. The chromosome count has got to be very close for this to happen. Cats have 78 chromosomes and dogs have 38.
However, I think that donkeys and horses can mate because one has 62 chromosomes and the other 64, making 63 for the offspring, a mule, which cannot reproduce. I have heard that humans and orangutans have a close chromosome count, but don't quote me on this one- I think that even trying to mate them would be illegal. As for mating, keep the species where they naturally belong.
Ken

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