Animal mash-ups: These eight hybrids are both cute and terrifying

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  Yahoo News UK - Sarah's cross between a baboon and a sparrow. (Caters)

Enterprising artist Sarah Derememer has created her very own bizarre animal species - by merging together photos of different creatures.

Californian Sarah, 25, started making hybrid animals as a way to improve her photoshop skills.

Now she's produced a set of completely new creatures by merging the cutest members of the animal world with the most ferocious.

Each image can take up to four hours to complete and Sarah works with 20 layers on the picture to make the combinations seamless.

A black labrador and a killer whale get the mash-up treatment. (Caters)

A mash-up between a chipmunk and a sparrow. (Caters)

A white tiger and a monkey are another wacky new species in Sarah's collection. (Caters)

This hybrid of a shark and a spider manages to be both cute and terrifying. (Caters)

Freaky: A cross between a moose and a bear. (Caters)

Bizarre: A cross between a seal and a blue tit. (Caters)

A hybrid between a spaniel and a bull. (Caters)

Sarah said: 'I really enjoy the juxtaposition between cute and scary animals, such as a growling wolf on a pygmy marmoset, or a snarling tiger on a baby monkey.

'It's hard to pick a favorite, but I really enjoy both the 'Birboon' and 'Little Bit' because they're such adorable little birds with such character from the yawning animals.

'I also really love the White Tiger Monkey because the two animals included are so drastically different but go together so well.'