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Originally Posted by polak
You should learn what "species" means before you act like a smart ass.
Here I'll give you some help: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/species
Incase that isn't clear enough, if they can have fertile offspring, they are the same species. |
It depends who is doing the classification. They used to be the same genus but different species. The fact that the do inter breed makes them at best a sub species only. Their traits are so totally different that they would likely never interbreed if left in their typical arrangements. This is all changing little by little as humans get involved as intermediaries.
Your point that we would shoot a wolf without question is invalid because they are totally different than dogs in that respect. They will hunt you and eat you instead of follow you hoping for a food handout. So you had better shoot them if you want to keep living.