[Found here.]
Seems like one of two things happened at this zoo. Either a panda escaped into the reptile pen, or a cold-blooded croc decided to have it’s way with a warm-blooded mammal.
Oh yeah. It could happen. It’s common fodder for inane collegiate/stoner all-night bull sessions about the possibility of producing a human/chimpanzee hybrid, whether it could or should be done, and someone always points out that we share 99% of the same DNA as apes. BFD.
Considering that we also share a majority of genes with celery, and 70% of the same DNA with sea sponges, the discussion deteriorates from merely absurd to the level of “What if a single atom in my fingernail were really a small universe, and pass me another cold one, dude” type intellectual depravity.
Yet come to think of it, I’ve met people who think and act more like celery and sponges, and you probably have as well, but you won’t find them here on an Overnight Open Thread.
Tags: Biology, celery, chimpanzees, DNA, Evolution, Half Breed, Humans, hybrid, Obsure reference to America's "Ventura Highway", Open thread, Song by Cher, sponges
