Re: Hybrids:Species interbreeding
f broom (BROOMF%RUASV1@INVERMAY.CRI.NZ)
Sun, 26 Jun 1994 19:47:19 +1200 (NZST)
> I ran across an interesting case of animal species interbreeding and
>producing viable offspring. In Hawaii in 1985 (I think) a false killer
>whale and an Atlantic bottle nose dolphin mated and produced what was
>called a "wholphin". The offspring mated a few years latter with
>another bottle nose and produced a 3/4 dolphin - 1/4 whale.
> Just thought I'd throw that into the species discussion.
>khyers@lynx.n
I suppose they then tried to make a sequel to "Flipper", starring the
wholphin, who was much more effective on the bad guys than the original
dolphin?
Fraser