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Can 2 different animals have babies together?

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Not that has been discovered so far. As to why - for the same reason most animal species can't produce offspring with other species of animals. In reproduction, DNA is divided in half, and one half is acquired from each parent. read more

Incidentally, the definition of a species as a group of animals that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring is now recognised as being too simplistic. Sometimes different species can produce fertile offspring, if they are very closely related. read more

Best Answer: Two different species can only reproduce if they are closely related - usually within the same genus, and at least within the same family. This basically means that they shared an ancestor with each other more recently than with any other animal, and thus share much of the same genetic material. read more

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