Wholphin Hybrids in captivity and the wild

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  1. Matt Rogers

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  2. Bruce

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    hmmm unless im wrong, arent killer whales...dolphins?
     
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    i dunno Bruce... but what the heck is a "false killer whale"?
     
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    Yes Bruce, Killer whales are dolphins. Albeit, very large dolphins. :)
    Not sure about the 'false' killer whales.
     
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    w00t...so i suppose Dolphin+Dolphin=inbreeding? w00t...can u say 12 toes...er 5 flippers? lol....
     
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    Inbreeding is when you reproduce with your immediate family....brother, sister, cousin..etc. ;D  I don't think wild animals do this very often. ;)

    Apparently , these wholphins have occured in the wild, however....I don't really agree with doing it in captive animals, but apparently, this occured all on its own! so.....Love was in the Air I guess... ;) ;D

    And, apparently, the mother is a hybid herself! (I was wondering how they figured the baby to be 1/4 and 3/4 split in genetics)
     
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  8. Astalie

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    BL - I think cause the mom is 1/2 Bottlenose & 1/2 False Killer Whale, and the dad is pure Bottlenose, baby girl only gets the 1/2 false killer whale, and the other 3/4 is Dolphin... but i'm very far from being a Genetics Guru.
     
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    Yeah, that is correct (1/4 whale and 3/4 dolphin) but the article did not state that clearly...I was a little confused at first, having bred lovebirds for color in the past ;) :D
     
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  10. Astalie

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    lol, ouch... all my karma is gone!
     
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