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When can I buy a tiger the size of a cat with the character of a dog? In the USA alone it is estimated at least 10.000 of these animals live in captivity so th
by lowdose 7y ago
When can I buy a tiger the size of a cat with the character of a dog?
In the USA alone it is estimated at least 10.000 of these animals live in captivity so there must be a market for a more civilized version. Are we on the path to engineer pets to our own wishes or is this pure sci-fi?
How much investment/breakthroughs are needed to get there?
- cgarvis 7y agoToygers are real: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyger
- lowdose 7y agoIt's still a cat.
- strbean 7y agoThe personality most dogs have may be attributable to Williams Syndrome[1]. So you just need to engineer some tigers to have the same syndrome! [1] https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/7/e1700398 https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/7/e1700398
- wtracy 7y agoAFAIK it hasn't been done with mammals yet, but transgenic pets are here now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GloFish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GloFish Most PetSmart and Petco stores in the US stock these animals. If you live in the United States, you can almost certainly take one home today.
- mitchty 7y agoA tiger? You can't, well unless you commit to a few generations of trying to domesticate them. Or you could get the next best thing, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Coon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Coon I call em catdogs cause they're probably the closest thing to a dog in cat form.