Have you ever seen the LION + TIGER= LIGER

India
June 16, 2010 1:47pm CST
The Liger is the hybrid cross between the male Lion and female Tiger. Liger inherit characteristics from bot species. Ligers have tigers type striping pattern on a lion like tawny background. HERE IS THE YOUTUBE VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMBdkBGePzQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmkpaw7yYg0
10 responses
• Estonia
16 Jun 10
Well, there are no tigers and lions in our area, so you can expect that I haven't seen a liger neither. This creature looks quite weird and damn...it's so tall on that picture!
• India
17 Jun 10
i have also not seen Liger (personally) I am just talking about real videos and pictures
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
16 Jun 10
Actually they do occasionally ( very rarely ) occur in the wild but they're always sterile. There's never a second generation. There's also polar grizzlies ( cross between a polar & grizzly bear which aren't sterile )& they're a terror to behold.
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
17 Jun 10
Mules are a crossbreed between a horse & a donkey & are also sterile ( & very stubborn ).
• India
17 Jun 10
I've never seen it before, but now. I think its a bit weird looking, as a combination of both the species and its not natural. Well I think most of the hybrids don't live for long and don't have the abilities that the originals posses?
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
17 Jun 10
Have heard a lot but have not seen one in real life. Thanks for the links, lol. What do you think of the chances of cross-breeding between a lion and a tiger?
• China
18 Jun 10
I saw tiger or lion but i never see any liger. But i heard about this. Moreover i saw them in TV. But i never saw them practically. But if i get chance then surly i will see.
@sumit057 (227)
• India
4 Jul 10
just to keep you guys updated let me share some info on ligers, A liger is the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger, whilst the offspring of a male tiger and female lion is called a tigon. These are animals are only bred in captivity for the amusement of human beings, and do not occur in the wild, so they do not have a natural habitat. In a zoo they would be kept in a standard big cat enclosure, which would probably include rocks, logs, trees and a pool or stream of some kind. I'd suggest you just make a model of a cage for your project - that will get the general point across. Ligers tend towards gigantism and usually grow larger than either of their parents, whilst tigons tend towards dwarfism and are usually smaller than their parents. Ligers are generally a tawny colour with faint, faded stripes, whilst tigons are usually darker with more pronounced stripes. Males in both cases often have a short ruff of mane, rather like that of a juvenile male lion - this tends to be more pronounced in ligers than in tigons. Their faces are often a rather odd shape, somewhere between a lion's and a tiger's features. As with most hybrids, both ligers and tigons are nearly always sterile, but occasionally a female will be fertile. For example, a female tigon housed with a male tiger surprised her keepers by producing a single cub, referred to as a ti-tigon.I fortunately had an oppertunity to see one :)
@vivek2006 (1418)
• India
16 Jun 10
Well thanks for telling me that, i didnt know anything about that term Liger, is it just a made up term. Anyways sounds good to be watching a new breed that you haven't seen before. I would love to see some Ligers some day if possible, you know where are they found. Dont tel me to cross breed a male lion and a female tiger to see them thats not gonna be easy lol
• Mexico
17 Jun 10
Hi Crazy Poster: No, I have never seen a Liger. In fact I have never thought that a Lion and a Tiger could be crossed. I find it really interesting and they look grat. THanks for sharing with us this video. Have a nice day. ALVARO
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
17 Jun 10
Yes, I've seen on on TV, it was shown in Matanglawin hosted by Kuya Kim from the Philippines. There is a Filipino man who dares to take care of lion, tiger and this cross breed White Liger. So cute.
@Qman333 (63)
• United States
16 Jun 10
What you really have to see is a Tigon, or a cross between a male Tiger and a female Lion. They are much more rare and I don't think they occur naturally in the wild.