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The only thing that they could do is allow experimental hybridizing using cougars.
Cougars are the only cat that share enough DNA with them for it to possibly interbreed. But there's no guarantee the a breeding would be successful, and even if it was, it's possible the offspring would be sterile such as in ligers and tigons.
I've done some research. :3
The chance is small, but I think it would be worth exploring. But US law has outlawed hybridization.
Cougars are the only cat that share enough DNA with them for it to possibly interbreed. But there's no guarantee the a breeding would be successful, and even if it was, it's possible the offspring would be sterile such as in ligers and tigons.
I've done some research. :3
The chance is small, but I think it would be worth exploring. But US law has outlawed hybridization.
That has been successful, yes, but there are a lot of genetic issues. During the last ice age, scientists determined that the wild cheetah population was nearly wiped out, reduced to between 1,000 to 500 individuals.
Because of this, the gene pool is getting 'worn out'. Over the generations, the genetic code has been weakening, and successful breeding programs are becoming less and less successful, with high numbers of still births, cub mortality, sterility and fatal deformities. The existing population of cheetahs are spread so thin that the DNA of even completely unrelated cheetahs is almost 70% IDENTICAL... meaning that all cheetahs are very closely related, explaining the issues in breeding.
Through genetic study and DNA mapping, scientists have deemed cheetahs possibly compatible with hybridizing with cougars.
Hence, my suggestion.
The way things are going, cheetahs being bred in the existing gene pool is actually detrimental to the species.
Because of this, the gene pool is getting 'worn out'. Over the generations, the genetic code has been weakening, and successful breeding programs are becoming less and less successful, with high numbers of still births, cub mortality, sterility and fatal deformities. The existing population of cheetahs are spread so thin that the DNA of even completely unrelated cheetahs is almost 70% IDENTICAL... meaning that all cheetahs are very closely related, explaining the issues in breeding.
Through genetic study and DNA mapping, scientists have deemed cheetahs possibly compatible with hybridizing with cougars.
Hence, my suggestion.
The way things are going, cheetahs being bred in the existing gene pool is actually detrimental to the species.
You are missing the point.
Once you have two half and halves, you can breed them together, which would be better than letting them breed out of existence entirely.
Without new genes, cheetahs are simply going to die out. Eventually, they'll become infertile or just all die at birth and poof, they'll be all gone.
Once you have two half and halves, you can breed them together, which would be better than letting them breed out of existence entirely.
Without new genes, cheetahs are simply going to die out. Eventually, they'll become infertile or just all die at birth and poof, they'll be all gone.
Genetics science is also advancing. Certain desirable genes from cougars could be selectively injected into a cheetah's egg or sperm to help diversify the genepool, which would better maintain the appearance of the current cheetah.
Breeding would be the most sensible first step to testing gene compatability, rather than rushing into extremely expensive gene splicing.
Breeding would be the most sensible first step to testing gene compatability, rather than rushing into extremely expensive gene splicing.
Yes... to save the Florida panther. They were able to do that because the Florida panther is a subspecies of the cougar (aka puma, mountain lion). So it wasn't technically hybridization according to the law... according to science a hybrid, but not to law. Because the Government isn't very smart.
Yes... hence my use of AKA (also known as...)... if you'll notice, my username is the scientific name of the mountain lion so... I am very familiar with our cougary friends.
As a side note, my current fursona is an Asian cousin of the cougar, scientific name catopuma temminckii, the Asian Golden Cat, or Temminckii's cat.
As a side note, my current fursona is an Asian cousin of the cougar, scientific name catopuma temminckii, the Asian Golden Cat, or Temminckii's cat.
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