Inbreeding in Animals

[Hapa_Haole]

Does inbreeding happen/has happened in the wild?

I'm pretty sure most species avoid it although I'm sure there are the exceptions. But for animals like Cheetahs inbreeding is unavoidable. They are so close to extinction that in breeding is the only choice they have to repopulate and I believe that currently they are all distantly related to each other.

[Bruce Whitehead]

All non-migratory animals inbreed... snakes are non-migratory.

Bruce

[Slim]

Does inbreeding happen/has happened in the wild?

Probably not much in warm blooded animals just based on their social behavior...young wolves are run off to find their own packs, other large roaming animals cover lots of ground which further's their chance to outbreed. I do wonder about animals like orcas and dolphins live in family pods.

In cold blooded animals, it's most likely more common. I'm thinking of large frog populations in a small pond, and turtles who may not roam far from their place of birth during their lives.

[Bruce Whitehead]

Probably not much in warm blooded animals just based on their social behavior...young wolves are run off to find their own packs, other large roaming animals cover lots of ground which further's their chance to outbreed. I do wonder about animals like orcas and dolphins live in family pods.

In cold blooded animals, it's most likely more common. I'm thinking of large frog populations in a small pond, and turtles who may not roam far from their place of birth during their lives.

A lot of mammals, even those that seek out other packs (like wolves) end up with mixed genes every generation as those offspring seek new packs and end up in the populations of origin.

My family raises wolves, so they were salient.

Bruce

[Slim]

A lot of mammals, even those that seek out other packs (like wolves) end up with mixed genes every generation as those offspring seek new packs and end up in the populations of origin

Bruce, do you think this is due to loss of habitat and less room to roam or was this typical behavior back in the day when wolves had free run of the west?

[Rcar77]

I have a question. Should you breed sister and brother. I always heard that it was fine to breed mother and son and father in daughter, but not good to breed siblings. The reason i asked this is that i could of bought a pair of possible het carmels but passed because of them being siblings. they where priced really cheap.

[camb]

All non-migratory animals inbreed... snakes are non-migratory.

Bruce

that is a rash absolute!

[Bruce Whitehead]

Bruce, do you think this is due to loss of habitat and less room to roam or was this typical behavior back in the day when wolves had free run of the west?

My family would tell you that they have always inbred. The reasons I am not sure of, but I have faith in my brother and his wife with the research they have done in regards to husbandry and migration patterns, etc.

I have helped raise them, socialize them, and breed them, but I am not as heavy on the research side.

Bruce

[Bruce Whitehead]

that is a rash absolute!

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[Slim]

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