Bizarre Sea Creature Survives and Reproduces Despite Odd Traits
In 1985, a rare hybrid marine mammal called Kekaimalu was born from a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale at Sea Life Park in Hawaii. She exhibited traits of both species and was able to reproduce, producing a surviving calf in 2004, which is unusual for interspecies hybrids. The case provides insights into hybrid genetics and the effects of captivity on interspecies breeding, although such hybrids are not observed in the wild.