The 80-year-old had been attempting to create enormous hybrid animals for hunters to shoot on his property.
It might sound like the plot of a movie, but these so-called 'super pigs' are very much the real deal.
The unorthodox primate is believed to be a cross between two other (distantly related) species.
A very unusual art experiment in the Italian village of Fontecchio is turning its residents into alien hybrids.
The controversial research, while impressive, has unsurprisingly raised some major ethical concerns.
The SpaceX CEO's upcoming Starship spacecraft/rocket hybrid could launch on a mission to Mars within 4 years.
Combining tardigrade DNA with our own could one day improve our ability to survive for long periods in space.
A team of Spanish scientists working in China have injected human stem cells into the embryo of a monkey.
Scientists in the UK have warned of the threat posed by packs of wolf-dog hybrids in the wilds across Europe.
Named Zippy, the new arrival, which was born last month, is one of only two known 'zonkeys' in the UK
Originally spotted last year, this unusual animal has since been confirmed to be a genuine cross-breed.
The research aims to solve donor organ shortages by making it possible to grow human organs inside sheep.
A prominent US scientist has claimed that a human-chimp hybrid was created in a laboratory in the 1920s.
Researchers in the US have come up with a revised classification system to help categorize our planet.
Special humanoid robots could soon be used to help grow replacement skin, bones and organs for patients.
Scientists believe that an elephant-mammoth hybrid embryo could be created within as little as two years.
China is aiming to revolutionize space travel by developing an ambitious new plane/spacecraft hybrid.
Scientists have been creating human-animal hybrids to help meet the growing demand for donor organs.
Scientists are hoping to breed hybrid tortoises in a renewed attempt to resurrect two extinct subspecies.
A new wolf-coyote hybrid species is starting to take over and could already number in the millions.