I was doing some thinking (outch!). I have a quaker and a sun and suppose they were a boy girl pair. Why is it not possible that they breed when it is possible for a sun to breed with a jendy and vica vers? Is it becuase Suns and Jendays share the same genius (arratina) and quakers and suns do not?
Also, we breed different dogs to make hybrids. So when is a hybrid possible? I guess that is my question. Why can we have sundays but now squakers or quakertiels? LOL
Also, if a dog is a species of animal (canis lupis). Are the differnt breeds considered subspecies?
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I DONT KNOW EITHER JEN I WAS THINKING THAT JUST THE OTHER DAY I KNOW DIFFERENT MCCAWS CAN BUT IF THE BIRDS DID LIKE THE DOGS DO WE WOULD HAVE SOME STRANGE LOOKING BIRDS LOL CAN YOU IMAGINE A BUDGIE MIXED WITH A MCCAW?>???????// HA HA HA HA HA
Well wolves are Canis Lupis, and dogs are Canis Lupus Familiaris, we bred them so much that they are genetically different enough to be considered a hybrid, but I think you are right, different genus, so a quaketiel wouldn't be possible 
Yes, they have to be the same genus to produce offspring. Animals of the same species produce fertile offspring. Animals of the same genus ONLY generally produce offspring that are NOT fertile. (Example: a horse and a donkey produce a mule. It's very rare for a mule to be able to produce offspring.)
Oh yeah, wolves are canis lupus. Dogs are canis demesticus (whatever) It has been a while since I studied bio.
So two sundays cannot breed. But what if a sunday mates with a sun, that won't work either I guess.
Interesting, interesting.
I still like the ideas of squakers though Hahahaha.
So two sundays cannot breed. But what if a sunday mates with a sun, that won't work either I guess.
Interesting, interesting.
I still like the ideas of squakers though Hahahaha.
QUOTE (QPdad @ Nov 6 2008, 05:59 PM) 
I'd love to have one of those quakers- can you imagine how cute they would be as babies?! There's a big problem, though- it'd never be able to perch with those clumsy feet
I know of one incident where a love bird and a Quaker mated. There was one egg, and the chick which did hatch and grow into an odd looking fellow was known as laquake.
QUOTE (Cheryl Allen @ Nov 7 2008, 12:25 AM)
I know of one incident where a love bird and a Quaker mated. There was one egg, and the chick which did hatch and grow into an odd looking fellow was known as laquake.
Wow, I would have loved to seen pics of that.
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