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<blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 142645" data-attributes="member: 26980"><p>Just remember that morph-type is a more polite way of saying race, which is also the same as subspecies.</p><p></p><p>It's no different then a blonde and a red head having fertile offspring.</p><p></p><p>The mischievous question is whether or not in the future any that can have fertile offspring will be listed as races instead of species at a later time?</p><p></p><p>The classical distinction between race and species is that races can cross with physically normal healthy fertile offspring, such as say a Siamese cat X black shorthair while those in the same genus but different species may cross but the offspring (if any) will be abnormal or sterile, such as a horse and a donkey creating a mule.</p><p></p><p>This, however, is NOT currently how species are currently described or listed. Bear in mind that ones prestige is much higher when one discovers a new species versus just finding another variation in a species that already exists. This translates into more $$$ and even more land set aside for conservation zones.</p><p></p><p>Is it just me or do I smell a rat?</p><p></p><p>To be clear, just as with pure bred dogs and cats, it is enormously important to keep the strains with pure uncontaminated blood lines. While mutts/hybrids can make excellent pets, they are far less valuable and should never be bred.</p><p></p><p>An ethical seller or distributer of a hybrid will always sell with a no breeding clause in the contract and only at cost not profit, as well as fully and clearly disclosing the lineage or it if it's unknown.</p><p></p><p>It must also be remembered that tarantulas have enormous numbers of offspring and as with any other living thing, mutations happen. Even a 100% pure animal can deviate from the breed standard just as dogs can. This will be rare in a clutch, usually only 1 or 2 specimens with the rest being normal.</p><p></p><p>Hybrids can be proven when ALL or most offspring show a mix of traits from more then one race or species.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whitelightning777, post: 142645, member: 26980"] Just remember that morph-type is a more polite way of saying race, which is also the same as subspecies. It's no different then a blonde and a red head having fertile offspring. The mischievous question is whether or not in the future any that can have fertile offspring will be listed as races instead of species at a later time? The classical distinction between race and species is that races can cross with physically normal healthy fertile offspring, such as say a Siamese cat X black shorthair while those in the same genus but different species may cross but the offspring (if any) will be abnormal or sterile, such as a horse and a donkey creating a mule. This, however, is NOT currently how species are currently described or listed. Bear in mind that ones prestige is much higher when one discovers a new species versus just finding another variation in a species that already exists. This translates into more $$$ and even more land set aside for conservation zones. Is it just me or do I smell a rat? To be clear, just as with pure bred dogs and cats, it is enormously important to keep the strains with pure uncontaminated blood lines. While mutts/hybrids can make excellent pets, they are far less valuable and should never be bred. An ethical seller or distributer of a hybrid will always sell with a no breeding clause in the contract and only at cost not profit, as well as fully and clearly disclosing the lineage or it if it's unknown. It must also be remembered that tarantulas have enormous numbers of offspring and as with any other living thing, mutations happen. Even a 100% pure animal can deviate from the breed standard just as dogs can. This will be rare in a clutch, usually only 1 or 2 specimens with the rest being normal. Hybrids can be proven when ALL or most offspring show a mix of traits from more then one race or species. [/QUOTE]
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