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[-] BussyGyatt@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

you can tell species apart really easily! if they mate and produce offspring theyre in a species. its that simple!

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

*offspring that itself is fertile. Otherwise e.g. horses and donkeys would count as one species.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What about grolar bears and pizzly bears? They're fertile. Does that make polar bears and grizzly bears the same species?

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

According to this definition, yes.

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