Question

Hinny is a hybrid offspring of a

• A. male horse and a female donkey
• B. male donkey and a female horse
• C. tiger and lioness
• D. sheep and a goat

Answer 1

The correct option is A male horse and a female donkey

In interspecific hybridisation, male and female animals of two different but related species are mated.

Given below are some examples of interspecific hybrids.

Hinny is a hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.

Mule is the hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

Geep is the hybrid offspring of a sheep and a goat.

Tigon is the hybrid offspring of a tiger and lioness.