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A blue jay and a green jay mated. Their offspring is a scientific marvel
- stevenwoo 1y agoHow does one reconcile the story saying these are clever for birds and hard to capture with the photo showing an example sitting tamely in a person’s hand? This same story shows up multiple places without more info.
- Kaibeezy 1y agoHere is the underlying paper: An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical Jays Following Recent Range Expansion B. Stokes, T. Keitt, Ecology and Evolution, 10 Sep 2025 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.72148 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.72148
- more_corn 1y agoIs it called Bleen?
- themadturk 1y agoI saw an article that dubbed it a "grue" jay -- which may mean it will eat you on your next cave quest.