Mankind in the course of its development has constantly tried to tame wild animals, forcing them to serve people in one way or another. So there were human companions - pets. But in the event that it is not possible to tame, modern scientists have come up with the idea to display artificial varieties of animals. This has been done and is being done for various reasons, but the results of such experiments are quite interesting and worthy of attention. Here are some examples.
Artificial animal species
Hybrids of horses and donkeys (mule), horses and donkeys (hinnies) are known to many for their endurance and service to people. But to your attention: half zebra, half pony. No man has ever managed to tame a zebra, and there have been many attempts. Then the scientists decided to bring out a half-zebra. After crossing males of zebras with females of horse breeds (horses, ponies, donkeys), artificial varieties of animals were obtained. They got the names of zebroids: a male zebra and a horse - zors, a donkey and a female zebra - zonk, zebra plus a pony - zonies. These zebra hybrids will not have offspring , as they are sterile.
Mini Camel (Kama)
To get this breed, scientists crossed a one-humped camel and a llama. These animals, by the way, are distant relatives, but their paths diverged millions of years ago. Scientists used artificial insemination, and in 1998 the first camel-kama in Dubai, Rama, was born. Then a few more cubs saw the light. These artificial species of animals are hardy, like camels, but have muzzles, like llamas, and are much smaller in comparison with humpback relatives.
Wolf dog
It took scientists almost a century to bring out the domesticated wolf. In 1925, the breeder Sarlos from Holland crossed a she-wolf and a male German shepherd. And after the rest of his life he devoted himself to the artificial selection of puppies, crossing them among themselves. The resulting animal in appearance is indistinguishable from a wolf, with a stubborn and very independent character. But the valuable difference between Sarlosβs wolfdog is that she recognizes people as pack leaders. Therefore, their service skills are indispensable.
Sister Chanterelle
In the 50s. last century, geneticist Dmitry Belyaev began the domestication of wild foxes. Belyaev and his colleagues raised generations of domestic foxes by selecting the most obedient of each next litter. The result was people-friendly animals, and their habits are very reminiscent of dogs.
This article can be used as additional material on the topic: "The world, artificial species of animals" (4th grade).