Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this episode we explore the mystery of hybrid animals, from Oliver the humanzee to wild hybrids and xenotransplantation!

Science week continues! This is ABC Science's 2nd episode of Dr Karl's Strange But True.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Oliver the Humanzee
2:30 Are hybrid animals real?
3:49 The real humanzee experiment
6:00 Baby Fae and xenotransplantation
8:06 The human-pig kidney transplant
9:40 So, can humans and chimps have babies?

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