Some animals like to venture outside of the dating pool.
Hybrid animals are the result of cross-breeding two different species with compatible genes. Some look pretty tame, while others are so bizarre that they genuinely don’t seem real. There are striped zonkeys, giant ligers, evil-looking wholphins, and even polar bear-grizzly hybrids.
Some of these animals met in the wild and bred, others have been paired up by researchers in zoos, and a few, like the wooly mouse, were created entirely in labs by modifying their DNA.
It's important to remember that tragically, many of these animals experience significant health issues because of their genetic difficulties.
Here are some beautiful freaks of nature with a crazy family tree.
1
Wholphin
An extremely rare hybrid born from a mating of a female common bottlenose dolphin with a male false killer whale.
2
Tiliger
A hybrid between a female lion and male tiger.
3
Featherless chickens
A hybrid between the naked-neck chicken and broiler chicken, they were created by scientists as a species that could avoid the parasites that often cling to chicken feathers.
4
Geep
A hybrid between a goat and a sheep.
5
Wooly Mice
In 2025, scientists successful bred mice genetically modified with the DNA of wooly mammoths.
6
Zubron
A cross between a cow and a European bison.
7
Pig-monkey hybrids
In 2019, scientists in China bred two piglets whose DNA contained the genetic material of monkeys. This was done as a first step in breeding pigs with organs that may be transferable to humans.
8
Yakalo
A hybrid between a male yak and a female buffalo.
9
Beefalo
A hybrid between a domestic bull and a female buffalo.
10
Coywolf
A hybrid resulting from a coyote and a wolf.
11
Dzo
A male hybrid resulting from a cross between a yak and domestic cattle.
12
Zonkey
A hybrid resulting from a zebra and a donkey.
13
Narluga
A hybrid resulting from a narwhal and a beluga whale.
14
Cama
A hybrid resulting from a male camel and a female llama.
15
Mule
A hybrid resulting from a male donkey and a female horse.
16
Tigon
A hybrid resulting from a male tiger and a female lion.
17
Zorse
A cross between a male zebra and a female horse.
18
Liger
A hybrid resulting from a male lion and a female tiger.
19
Grizzlar Bear
A cross between a grizzly bear and a polar bear.
20
Jaglion
The rare offspring of a male jaguar and female lion.
