Snizl t1_j2rzc9w wrote
Reply to comment by Alittlebitmorbid in Are there any examples of natural hybridization, or any possibilities of this occurring in nature? by Owlsthirdeye
Well Dingos are just feral dogs themselves, same as the prtzewalski horse, which also is just a feral and not a wild horse.
Alittlebitmorbid t1_j2s24qf wrote
Both differ genetically enough from the domesticated variants and took different paths thousands of years ago. In fact it is not sure the Przewalskis were from a domesticated group. They also show a huge lot of characteristics common in wild horses and may be a mix of the last remainders of wild living horses in Europe and domesticated ones. But there are enough other examples. In birds there are about 4000 proven examples of hybridization, half of it due to captivity, the other half occuring naturally, but the numbers are estimated to be higher as it is not always possible to identify wild living hybrids. Also we humans are hybrids, there's still Neanderthal DNA found in us.
FMM_UV-32 t1_j2uin7i wrote
I think that genetic sequencing established that przewalski's horse might be wild,since genetic evidence shows that they are on a separate branch, meaning they are most likely wild:https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-dna-upends-horse-family-tree
It still isn't clear what the genetic ancestry of domestic horses is though.
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