> Can you breed them with other very similar cats in captivity to introduce genetic diversity
Not.
Or at least not a thing to do without a lot of previous planning and backups. Lynx hybrids can carry a sterile gen.
Messing with biology is messing with millions of years of fine adjusted DNA technology. Would be like finding a marooned alien spaceship and starting to press buttons randomly. At this time we are just struggling to understand a small part of this natural technology.
Not.
Or at least not a thing to do without a lot of previous planning and backups. Lynx hybrids can carry a sterile gen.
Messing with biology is messing with millions of years of fine adjusted DNA technology. Would be like finding a marooned alien spaceship and starting to press buttons randomly. At this time we are just struggling to understand a small part of this natural technology.