Is it possible to combine 2 different animal’s DNA to make a new animal. e.g. a flying turtle in outer space ?

Question: Is it possible to combine 2 different animal's DNA to make a new animal. e.g. a flying turtle in outer space ?
- Keywords:
  animal,
  dna
Asked by Sexy gandalf to RobB on 24 Jun 2016.
- Rob Brass answered on 24 Jun 2016:
  
  Cool name! haha
  
  There are already examples of this (not flying turtles though! haha), there are ‘Ligers’, ‘Tigons’, ‘Zonkeys’ which are all hybrids caused by 2 different animals mating! See this link:
  
  http://www.boredpanda.com/strange-hybrid-animals-that-are-hard-to-believe-actually-exist/
  
  The 2 animals in question though are always closely related in terms of species, I dont think you could cross a turtle with a bird as the DNA they possess is too different! Plus, how would they even mate?? Weird …

Question: Is it possible to combine 2 different animal's DNA to make a new animal. e.g. a flying turtle in outer space ?