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Re:We don't know which species should be classed as 'human' by wnevets on Monday January 11, 2016 @12:49PM (#10881891)
tigers and lions can breed together, so same species?
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Re:We don't know which species should be classed as 'human' by LukeShu on Monday January 11, 2016 @01:16PM (#10882042)
The fuller generally accepted definition (which Amezarak noted) is to tack on "with fertile offspring." Tigers and lions can breed, but the resulting liger can't reproduce, so lions and tigers aren't the same species.
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Re:We don't know which species should be classed as 'human' by wnevets on Monday January 11, 2016 @02:22PM (#10882558)
Does this not count as "fertile offspring"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger#Fertility

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Re:We don't know which species should be classed as 'human' by LukeShu on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @09:46PM (#10899334)
Well, I'll be damned. I guess it goes to show that you shouldn't trust something just because a teacher says it.
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