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Is there any animal, closely related to humans that a human can breed with? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by Subject6051@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Ok, I am not supporting bestiality here. But, I just came to know about a Dogxim, a dog fox hybrid and I had known for a long time that horses and donkeys can breed (to produce a mule). So, I was just curious, can humans breed with any other animals closely related to us?

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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I just found this, so you'll have to read it too: https://www.the-sun.com/news/3657105/prostitute-orangutan-pony-tragic-story/

Summary:

TW: sexual animal abuse

Female orangutan named Pony was used as a prostitute for years. She was chained to a bed, shaved every other day leaving her with irritated, itchy, sore-covered skin. They also put make-up, perfume and jewellery on her, and taught her to perform sex acts. The local community didn't want to let her go because she was generating great revenue. In the end it took 35 armed police officers to rescue her.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ

[–] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

He won't find you here, this is Lemmy :')

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm gonna regret asking this, but is there a better source than The Sun?

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems like just some short interview by Vice: https://www.vice.com/sv/article/yo1-v14n10/

This comes from the foundation that rescued her, though it's mostly about the improvements: https://web.archive.org/web/20160302025529/http://orangutan.or.id/ponys-new-life-2/

Original link returns 404 now.
Wikipedia also lists that as their domain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borneo_Orangutan_Survival

Also this low quality footage: https://youtu.be/Qv8NlidN2wg?t=765 (should jump you to 12:45).

From Vice:

It was filmed by a local television crew and in the background of the film when we are unchaining Pony you can hear the madam crying hysterically, screaming, “They are taking my baby, you can’t do this!”

I assume that may be the hysterical crying in that video.

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 week ago

holy fucking shit

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

Welp. That’s fucking awful.

[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can that summary be hidden, like with a spoiler tag? I can't stomach this stuff. It'll be days before I am not constantly thinking about that poor abused animal.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Thankfully, Pony, now 21, was rescued by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, and now lives at one of their rehabilitation centres.

I take solace in the fact that she was rescued and is now living a safe, happy life.