Inbreeding of dogs can lead to blindness, deafness, and genetic diseases. Learn how it impacts generations of dogs and what ethical breeders do to prevent it.

The inbreeding also led to facial deformities such as a large lower jaw and chin called the “Habsburg jaw,” and humped “Habsburg nose.”) ...

Inbreeding has also afflicted other populations of isolated or endangered animals, such as mountain lions in California, gorillas in Africa and bottle nose dolphins off western Australia.

Inbreeding the is the sexual reproduction between related individuals. However, since we’re all related in some manner, geneticists define inbreeding more technically and quantitatively.

On one hand, inbreeding, and what is perceived as a consequential decline in genetic variety, is blamed for all manner of ills including a supposed decline in soundness.

Finally, there already could be enough inbreeding east of the 15 Freeway to cause sperm abnormalities. The 2020 study, led by state Fish and Wildlife biologist Justin Dellinger, ...

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Australia’s critically endangered orange-bellied parrots, Neophema chrysogaster, are a tiny and decreasing population of migratory parrots.Although these small parrots can live up to 11 years ...

Inbreeding coefficients over 5% are unusual, and over 10% are very rare. At this point, it is not known if there is a desirable or optimal level of inbreeding.