Hybrid (biology) are the mule, a cross between a female horse and a male donkey, and the hinny, a cross between a female donkey and a male horse. Pairs of complementary types like the mule and hinny are called reciprocal hybrids. Among many other mammal crosses are hybrid camels, crosses between a bactrian camel and a dromedary. The first known instance of hybrid speciation in marine mammals was discovered in 2014. The clymene dolphin ("Stenella clymene") is a hybrid of two Atlantic species, the spinner and striped dolphins. Cagebird breeders sometimes breed bird hybrids known as mules between species of finch, such
Mare Mare A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old. The word can also be used for other female equine animals, particularly mules and zebras, but a female donkey is usually called a "jenny". A broodmare is a mare used for breeding. A horse's female parent is known as its dam. An uncastrated adult male horse is called