been researching genetics and noticed humans and chimps are much nearer chromosomewise than many species that successfully breed hybrids so, even tho ive always heard humans cant hybrid with any nonhumans, i looked in to it and found this interesting thing.

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    4 months ago

    Coincidentally, that’s the year Noel Gallagher was born, though I’d say they perfected it with their next attempt.

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    4 months ago

    A college buddy saw a newspaper ad (this was in the 80s) for a medical experiment project for $500. He went and it was for attempting to impregnate a chimpanzee. He thought about and said he’d be willing to do it only if: nobody ever finds out about his involvement, that the progeny (if any) be treated well, and he’d need a week to come up with the $500.

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    4 months ago

    Do you have any idea how long it took me to train train that monkey how to suck my dick, without trying to peel it like a banana first?

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        4 months ago

        It might create a sterile hybrid, similar to a mule. Whatever the case, explaining the result of this to another being that could understand and explaining the innate cruelty in their creation is significantly beyond me.

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    4 months ago

    I have a really hard time believing this is possible considering human/chimp hybrids are not already recorded as being a thing. Like every one of the people out there with the opportunity to impregnate a chimp has had the decency and restraint to not try? While at the same time treating each other as badly as we do? It must be the case that they’ve tried, and it just doesn’t work. 1967 Chinese scientists are for sure not the first ones to consider this.