Dragoncat
Twilit wildcat: Aerofelis
A news post on the main site inspired me again. If you remember the last time it happened you have won a million internets.
This time it was that artwork of Link and Ruto. I posted a comment on there about the pairing being unlogical, since hylians and zoras probably can't crossbreed. I'll be backing up my claim here, but this topic isnt limited to hylians and zoras. Which hybrids do you think are possible and which do you think arent?
Look at the obvious differences between the two species. You've got one species that's mainly aquatic, and very likely has both lungs and gills. The other can't breathe underwater without a special tunic.
Zoras, according to my theory, would probably lay eggs like fish. But while fish lay thousands of eggs at a time, zoras would have small clutches of one or two. Most fish just lay their clutches and leave them there to fend for themselves, which is why there has to be so many, because a lot of them arent going to survive. On the other hand, zoras have parental instincts, so the one or two youngsters will grow up without being eaten by something. Not to mention, 1000 kids at one time would drive anyone insane. Before anyone asks how zoras can have boobs and lay eggs, think of a platypus. It's an aquatic egg laying mammal that feeds milk to its young. So now that I think about it, zoras are more comparable to platypi than fish. Just with no hair, scales instead. I don't need to go over the process that hylians use...they're pointy eared humans. Logic dictates that they would operate identically to humans in this world.
Still not convinced? Then I go into the second phase of my argument: genetic differences. A zora/hylian romance session, if it's even possible, won't produce a child. Genes just won't mix. It would be like a cat having offspring with a squirrel. Cats and squirrels both have pointy ears and long fluffy tails, but the differences outweigh the similarities. So the humanoid appearance of zoras does not mean they can crossbreed with hylians. They're two completely different species.
Kudos for sitting through that...you are now free to discuss.
This time it was that artwork of Link and Ruto. I posted a comment on there about the pairing being unlogical, since hylians and zoras probably can't crossbreed. I'll be backing up my claim here, but this topic isnt limited to hylians and zoras. Which hybrids do you think are possible and which do you think arent?
Look at the obvious differences between the two species. You've got one species that's mainly aquatic, and very likely has both lungs and gills. The other can't breathe underwater without a special tunic.
Zoras, according to my theory, would probably lay eggs like fish. But while fish lay thousands of eggs at a time, zoras would have small clutches of one or two. Most fish just lay their clutches and leave them there to fend for themselves, which is why there has to be so many, because a lot of them arent going to survive. On the other hand, zoras have parental instincts, so the one or two youngsters will grow up without being eaten by something. Not to mention, 1000 kids at one time would drive anyone insane. Before anyone asks how zoras can have boobs and lay eggs, think of a platypus. It's an aquatic egg laying mammal that feeds milk to its young. So now that I think about it, zoras are more comparable to platypi than fish. Just with no hair, scales instead. I don't need to go over the process that hylians use...they're pointy eared humans. Logic dictates that they would operate identically to humans in this world.
Still not convinced? Then I go into the second phase of my argument: genetic differences. A zora/hylian romance session, if it's even possible, won't produce a child. Genes just won't mix. It would be like a cat having offspring with a squirrel. Cats and squirrels both have pointy ears and long fluffy tails, but the differences outweigh the similarities. So the humanoid appearance of zoras does not mean they can crossbreed with hylians. They're two completely different species.
Kudos for sitting through that...you are now free to discuss.
I don't know, I think that it wouldn't be all that hard in the realm of Hyrule for these species to mate. However, I don't think it would be possible for creatures such as Gorons and Zoras to mate, as this would take some literal divine intervention.