A rare hybrid monkey in Borneo, a cross between a proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) and a silvery langur (Trachypithecus cristatus), was spotted.
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) can mate to produce pizzly bears. These hybrids are becoming more common in the Arctic as climate change affects their habitats.
Humans have bred different wild cat species, resulting in hybrids like ligers (lion-tiger) and pumapards (puma-leopard). Experts criticize this practice as unethical and unhelpful for conservation.
Golden-crowned manakins (Lepidothrix vilasboasi) are stable hybrid birds from the Amazon. They result from the interbreeding of snow-capped manakins (Lepidothrix nattereri) and opal-crowned manakins (Lepidothrix iris).
In southern Brazil, veterinary staff discovered the first known dog-fox hybrid, "dogxim," in 2021. It exhibited traits of both a domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) and a pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus).
In the 1980s, an Inuit hunter found a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) and narwhal (Monodon monoceros) hybrid.
Wolves, dogs, and coyotes can interbreed to create hybrids. While this usually happens in captivity, such crosses also occur in the wild, demonstrating the genetic compatibility among these canids.
Hungarian scientists accidentally created the "sturddlefish" in 2019 by crossing Russian sturgeons (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) and American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula).
Wolphins are hybrids between certain members of the dolphin family. Despite their name, they are not crosses between whales and dolphins but rather between different dolphin species.