Most Badass Real-World Animal Hybrids

By Jeff Wysaski on October 19th, 2009

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Okay, first off, everybody knows that a bear/shark crossbreed would be the most badass animal combo of all time. With the ability to traverse land and water, this ungodly beast would leave a trail of blood in its wake, and surely rule the world within a decade of its existence.

Sadly, this most supreme animal does not exist (yet). However, there are a handful of real-world crossbreeds that would gladly eat your face off if given the chance. These animals are created by mating two species that have a similar-enough gene structure.

So, until I can perfect my bear/shark experiments from deep within my underground lair, I give you the most badass animal hybrids that actually exist:

Liger

This is the most well-known animal hybrid, and for good reason. The liger – a crossbreed between a male lion and female tiger – is the largest cat in the world. Ligers possess badass features and characteristics from both parents. They swim like tigers and interact socially like lions. What’s that mean for you? Ligers can team up and track you across land and water, pounce when you least suspect it, crush you with its massive frame and rip you to shreds with its enormous row of sharp fangs. Now that’s pretty badass.

Wolf Dog

Wolfs are the unbridled, untamed-able version of man’s best friend. They are also shy and will generally leave humans alone unless we’re stupid enough to back them in a corner and poke them with a stick. But what happens when you breed a wolf with a common dog? Sometimes, you get a wolf dog with the enlarged jaws and teeth of a wolf and the social tendencies of a domestic dog. Which means that cute, adorable pup will gladly show up on your doorstep and ask to be your friend. Thinking the animal a harmless pooch, you will let him in – and then the wolf in dog’s clothing will reveal itself and open you up with its teeth like a can of tomato soup!

Wholphin

The murderous tendencies of a killer whale combined with the advanced intelligence of a bottlenose dolphin? That’s what you get when you breed a male false killer whale and female bottlenose dolphin. I don’t think I have to dot the lines for you on this one – these super smart killing machines would snap up more surfers and swimmers than that shark from Jaws if the only two in existence weren’t in captivity at Sea Life Park in Hawaii. Note: wholphins also have one-third more teeth than their killer whale fathers (66 as opposed to 44) – making them even more deadly then what Mother Nature intended.

Grolar Bears

Grizzly bears and polar bears live in distinctively different climates. But when you breed them together, these grolar bears could potentially expand their killing fields dramatically. From the North Pole all the way down to the South Pole, no human would be safe. Upping the badass-ness of these rare creatures, is the fact that grolar bears don’t need to be bred in captivity. A handful of confirmed cases of grolar bears being found in the wild suggests that these fuzzy killing machines could easily create their own army of murderous offspring without the help of human intervention.

(Photo Via: Liger, Grolar Bear and HKandy)