I think hybridization is interesting. The concept of hybridization is not relatively new but it’s intriguing on a number of levels. Without having to look it up hybridization is the process or end result of combining two different things together, those two different things particularly being two wildly different living things. Now what comes with hybridization you know? It’s something I don’t think many people really think about. For example, if you allow me to stretch your imagination a bit the act of having a child could be considered hybridization to a certain extent. genetic material fusing to create something entirely new. The genetic material being combined comes from two different people and thus whatever already existing mutation from either parent could pass onto the child or an entirely new mutation could form. It’s a very interesting thing to think about, no? I think we should keep that in mind as we continue.
If I could be hybridized with one animal, I would choose a black bear. I could choose a smart animal like a dolphin or common raven or crow but that’s a little boring to me. I don’t want super advanced intelligence by mere supplication of genes. it’s much more fun to learn. I like bears as animals and black bears are considered the nicest, in general they are mostly distrustful of humans but can get rather comfortable if there is a reliable source of food in a human community. They are also not naturally aggressive; they are very passive animals. This means that I would acquire any anger issues or territorial mindset indicative of more aggressive species. I think becoming a hybrid with a bear would be fun but having in increase in the food i would need to eat would suck, however, hibernating would be quite nice admittedly.
The hardest question is to what extent being hybridized with a black bear would extend. The more I become a hybrid the more bear-like I would become. This means that I would also be more susceptible to not only human diseases but bear diseases as well. This would include parasites, bacteria, viruses, mange, pantless bear syndrome, and many more. if I had to choose i would like a decent fifty-fifty. However, I don’t exactly know how this would manifest outwardly. The sort of idealistic reality to want is something closer to how anime or some cartoons portray hybrids, basically still human put with animal features and minor animal tendencies from time to time. Something perhaps akin to beast boy from teen titans but realistically most would think of anime like perhaps Raphtalia from Shield hero. I on the other hand do lean more towards typical anime. So, I imagine Raphtalia with a more “realistic” portrayal. So, I’d imagine I would have bear ears and human ears, longer claws, black bear fur that mixes into my normal hair texture not only within my hair itself but also patches of black bear fur on my forearms and legs…lower legs, near the foot but not on it. and a black bear tail.
I don’t think I’d be okay with trading a lot of my humanity. I think that’d be awful. I’m fine with animalistic tendencies, like other ticks or tendencies that humans have naturally it would be something that could be controlled with enough training. recognizing the signs of when they pop up, and we all know the rest. The reason I don’t want trade a lot of my humanity despite the concepts we’ve gone over is because, my humanity is what makes me, me. This year has taught me that humanity and “humanity” is different and while both are important once can easily be negotiated away very easily and that’s the scariest part about being human. Honestly if hybridization was a real thing we could do I imagine it would become quite controversial. This means more discrimination to deal with and possibly more dying due to people being scared of something and refusing to see the person in front of them. Scary thought to think about but humans are like that. People can be convinced of anything at the end of the day, I think hybridization would be like gene splicing or something similar too it. while animals would be in danger, most would simply capture a lot, take some blood from the healthy or at least healthier ones and then hopefully release them back to the wild. Thought process aside, I wouldn’t be willing to give up a ton of my humanity, maybe a little but the exchange is controllable animal tendencies.
