By and large animals belonging to different species don't mate together, but occasionally animals of different species can mate in captivity. Which two animals are known to mate together in captivity?

Chimpanzee and gorillas

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Camels and giraffes

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Cats and dogs

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Lions and tigers

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Solution

The correct option is C Lions and tigers
A liger is a result of breeding a male lion to a tigress. A tigon is a result of breeding a male tiger to a lioness. Since lions and tigers do not exist in the same areas, this is not something that happens in the wild.
So, the correct option is 'Lions and tigers'.

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Read the statements given below about interspecific hybridisation in animals. Choose the right answer.

a) mating between two animals belonging to same species

b) mating between two animals belonging to different species

c) progeny of interspecific hybridisation is fertile

d) progeny of interspecific hybridisation is sterile

Column I	Column II
A. Out-crossing	i. Superior males of one breed are mated with superior females of another breed
B. Cross-breeding	ii. Male and female animals of two different species are mated
C. Interspecific hybridisation	iii. Mating of animals within the same breed

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