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minus-squareNum10ck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agois that what different species means?
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoExplicitly yes, a species is where fertile offspring can be produced.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWell, most of the time, anyway. Biology is far too messy for that to be a hard and fast rule, as it turns out.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt holds up for most of the animal kingdom, at least.
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYeah species is actually a made up concept with no grounding in empirical science. Scientists just decided to invent species to make their jobs easier.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWhat defines a species is whether or not the offspring of two individuals can have offspring. A lion and a tiger can make, however Ligras are infertile, so they’re different species.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoExample: Grolar bears.
minus-squareAjen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI mean, horses and donkeys can reproduce with each other. Doesn’t mean their offspring will be fertile…
is that what different species means?
Explicitly yes, a species is where fertile offspring can be produced.
Well, most of the time, anyway. Biology is far too messy for that to be a hard and fast rule, as it turns out.
It holds up for most of the animal kingdom, at least.
Yeah species is actually a made up concept with no grounding in empirical science. Scientists just decided to invent species to make their jobs easier.
What defines a species is whether or not the offspring of two individuals can have offspring.
A lion and a tiger can make, however Ligras are infertile, so they’re different species.
Example: Grolar bears.
I mean, horses and donkeys can reproduce with each other. Doesn’t mean their offspring will be fertile…