# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34904 "2015-05-21T21:12:51Z")

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New! Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34905 "2015-05-21T21:18:36Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34906 "2015-05-21T21:31:31Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34907 "2015-05-21T21:35:30Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34908 "2015-05-21T21:43:54Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)
5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34909 "2015-05-21T21:59:38Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)
5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)
6. Narwhal (dolphin and unicorn)

(feel free to delete that one 😃 )

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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34910 "2015-05-21T22:16:38Z")

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There goes the narwhal …

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34911 "2015-05-22T01:47:24Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)
5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)
6. Beefalo (buffalo and cattle)

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34912 "2015-05-22T01:51:41Z")

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> [@Nonsuch](#):
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> 1. Mule (donkey & horse)

Nitpicking but a mule is a donkey/horse hybrid if the horse is the mother. A donkey/horse hybrid where the donkey is the mother is a hinny. For genetic reasons, hinnies are rarer than mules.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34913 "2015-05-22T02:37:10Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)
5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)
6. Beefalo (buffalo and cattle)
7. Hinny (horse & donkey)
8. Dzo (yak & cow)

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34914 "2015-05-22T03:45:16Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)
5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)
6. Beefalo (buffalo and cattle)
7. Hinny (horse & donkey)
8. Dzo (yak & cow)
9. Pizzly/Grolar bear (polar bear & grizzly bear)

Apparently those long arctic nights can get lonely

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34915 "2015-05-22T17:06:27Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)
5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)
6. Beefalo (buffalo and cattle)
7. Hinny (horse & donkey)
8. Dzo (yak & cow)
9. Pizzly/Grolar bear (polar bear & grizzly bear)
10. Tigon (Tiger-lion mix, where the tiger is the father.)

Because the father animal must be listed first. 😕

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34916 "2015-05-22T17:52:22Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)
5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)
6. Beefalo (buffalo and cattle)
7. Hinny (horse & donkey)
8. Dzo (yak & cow)
9. Pizzly/Grolar bear (polar bear & grizzly bear)
10. Tigon (Tiger-lion mix, where the tiger is the father.)
11. Grolar Bear - Grizzly and Polar Bears

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34917 "2015-05-22T19:27:11Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)
5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)
6. Beefalo (buffalo and cattle)
7. Hinny (horse & donkey)
8. Dzo (yak & cow)
9. Pizzly/Grolar bear (polar bear & grizzly bear)
10. Tigon (Tiger-lion mix, where the tiger is the father.)
11. Grolar Bear - Grizzly and Polar Bears
12. Owlbear (owl & bear)

In D&D Monster Manuals since the 1970’s.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34918 "2015-05-22T20:43:48Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)

2. Mule (donkey & horse)

3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)

4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)

5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)

6. Beefalo (buffalo and cattle)

7. Hinny (horse & donkey)

8. Dzo (yak & cow)

9. Pizzly/Grolar bear (polar bear & grizzly bear)

10. Tigon (Tiger-lion mix, where the tiger is the father.)

11. Grolar Bear - Grizzly and Polar Bears

12. Owlbear (owl & bear)

13. Tiglon (tiger-lion mix)  
New topic: Mollusks

14. Giant squid

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34919 "2015-05-22T21:29:30Z")

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Animal hybrids.

1. Liger (Lion-tiger mix)
2. Mule (donkey & horse)
3. wholphin (orca/dolphin)
4. Killer bee (European honeybee and African bee)
5. Zedonk or zonkey (zebra & donkey)
6. Beefalo (buffalo and cattle)
7. Hinny (horse & donkey)
8. Dzo (yak & cow)
9. Pizzly/Grolar bear (polar bear & grizzly bear)
10. Tigon (Tiger-lion mix, where the tiger is the father.)
11. Owlbear (owl & bear)
12. Tiglon (tiger-lion mix)
13. Centaur (half man, half horse)

“Grolar Bear” was mentioned twice.  
New topic: Mollusks

1. Giant squid
2. Abalone

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34920 "2015-05-22T21:37:31Z")

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Mollusks

1. Giant squid
2. Abalone
3. Nautilus

Well, of course I’d say that

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34921 "2015-05-22T21:50:00Z")

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Mollusks

1. Giant squid
2. Abalone
3. Nautilus
4. [Clams](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VocLi8xlpW0/Ujdbhfjcf8I/AAAAAAAAAIM/CgbykZUnbtM/s1600/clams-got-legs.gif)

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34922 "2015-05-22T22:09:11Z")

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Mollusks

1. Giant squid
2. Abalone
3. Nautilus
4. Clams
5. Geoduck

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/34923 "2015-05-22T22:26:27Z")

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Mollusks

1. Giant squid
2. Abalone
3. Nautilus
4. Clams
5. Geoduck
6. Conch

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