What's What About Species? Let's Dive in Life Science!
🐾 What's What About Species? Let's Dive in Life Science! So, we hear this all the time: "species." But, like, what does it really *mean*? Is it just one of those highfalutin terms used by scientists in order to sound all smart, or is there something deeper in it? Spoiler alert: species are WAY cooler than you might think! Let's break it down, find out what they actually are, and why we should care. 🌱 What is a Species *Exactly*? Pretty much as simply put as possible, a **species**, you see, is an assemblage of organisms capable of engaging in *mating*, and producing their *fertile* offspring. Put simply, they are capable of producing offspring that can also give rise to further generations. Upon inability to accomplish that, they not the same species. For example: humans and chimps cannot have babies together (thankful, right?). Because we are two different species. But lions and tigers? They can have babies that are called *ligers* (yes, these exist); however,...