Is it possible to cross-breed a human with an ape?

Question

Is it possible to cross-breed a human with an ape?

Answer 1

Yes, his name is Wayne Rooney.

Answer 2

LOL. I don't want to know....

Answer 3

your really sick ..you know that?

Answer 4

No, our chromosomes do not match up. We have not had a common ancestor with the apes for about 7-10 million years.

For what it's worth, there is some suggestion that Neanderthals died out without leaving any DNA in our gene pool because they were too different to Homo sapiens sapiens, even though they looked about the same, because their chromosomes had varied slightly, making any offspring either non-viable, sterile, or conception did not occur at all. And this was after a separation of just 100,000 years.

Answer 5

They are genetically close, but not that close. Consider how closely related horses and donkeys are, but their hybrid (mules) are sterile because the genetics are to messed up for a 2nd generation.

Answer 6

ape's would be a bit more choosy

Answer 7

god i hope not lol

Answer 8

No, it is not possible.  Animals can only breed if they have the same number of chromosomes.  Apes have 24 pairs and humans have 23 pairs.

Answer 9

oh boy i hope so, been trying for last two years, mind you my lass aint too pleased, she says its like cheating. i mean really, i know its wrong, but its not cheating

Answer 10

Yeah, that thing works with me.

Answer 11

I would have thought not, but someone I know who has worked in a position to have seen info on nature and anthropology, not available to the rest of us, claims it HAS happened.  He cited a story about a feral girl found living with apes - a sort of real-life female Tarzan (but without the ability to communicate on a human level) - who was pregnant when found.  Whatever became of her and/or the "baby" he didn't know.

I have also heard a bizarre story about a "mad scientist" type in or near Siberia in the late 1800s who was experimenting with this possibility.  Eventually, the locals stormed his home/laboratories and killed all of his "creations' they could find, but some of them - and he, himself - DID get away.

The person who told me this story projected the idea that this guy could have made it across the Bering Sea to North America and resumed his "research" here.  

The story was presented as a possible explanation for the origins and existance of the Yeti in Northern Asia and the Sasquatch in our own Pacific Northwest.

The main off-point, as I see it though, is that it seems like Yeti and Sasquatch sightings go way back beyond these events.

Answer 12

Isnt that called bestialist.  In the UK and very illegal I dont know if its the same where you come from, I hope so   ;-)     !

Answer 13

Not any currently living apes.

We probably could've made sterile offspring with a few that are now extinct.

Even then, in order to produce fertile offspring, you need two of the SAME SPECIES.

Answer 14

no

Answer 15

Hi,

You have asked an interesting question.But,the answer to it  is -No.Since humans and apes belong to different species it is impossible naturally.

Species are groups of animals which can interbreed with each other , but are reproductively isolated in nature from other interbreeding groups.

Cross -breeding can be done only among animals of same species..Humans and apes are not genetically related to each other very closely though many of the proteins that make up cells and catalyze chemical reaction are virtually identical across species.Certain genes that code for proteins differ little from the corresponding genes in fruit flies,mice and primates(!!!).

Answer 16

No, and it would be cruel to the ape. A walk along any high street after about 8 at night might make you think otherwise, but.....

Answer 17

No, but if it is a commited relationship they can become foster parents or buy them a black baby, like Madonna.

Answer 18

Judging by some of the scenes outside the bars in my town after closing time - I'd say yes!

Answer 19

'fraid not. apes are a long way from us in the family tree. the closest is chimps, but even they've been a completely different species for about 23,000 years (apologies if thats a bit offscale).

Answer 20

i thought it already had been done look at george bush !!!