The Most Bizarre Animal 'Hybrids' That Actually Exist

Just when you thought all of the strange animals on Earth had been discovered, we’re here to prove otherwise. Animal crossbreeds may not be anything new — take dog or horse breeding, for example. But sometimes, nature creates some truly wacky hybrids. Have you heard of a “pizzly” or a “cama”? What about a “dzo”? They look as funny as they sound. Just see for yourself.

Geep

One of the rarest Earth hybrids is the geep. Not only is the name fun to say, but they're also super cute. As adorable and seemingly harmless as these little geep — geeps? — are, they're not really natural, and one shepherd in Germany found this out the hard way.

Flock together

The shepherd had a flock of goats and sheep, which were normally kept separate. However, during one particular mating season, one goat and sheep got a little too close when no one was looking. The result was a perfectly healthy baby geep. These accidental crosses extend to ocean animals, too.

Wholphin

Go out on an ocean cruise in secluded waters, and you might spot an elusive wholphin. This slippery friend is the cross of a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale, and like the geep, it's a cross that only happens when there aren't many other options. In Hawaii, the Sea Life Park witnessed this firsthand.

Sea life park

The park kept one bottlenose dolphin and one false killer whale as trained animals to perform in shows for visitors, but on their downtime backstage, the two got a little frisky. Since they were in captivity, their mating options were pretty limited — and their wholphin offspring is the spitting image of them both.