Is there such a thing as a "Liger"

Question

is it really possible to cross a lion with a tiger? and which one is the mother? I suppose they have to use invitro fertilization.. but i heard that Paris Hilton had one of these "Liger" cubs, as they are called.. is this real?

Answer 1

Yes,there is one down the road from me at an animal sanctuary. I think the father is the Lion and the mom is the Tiger,and then "Tigons" are the product of a male Tiger and a female Lion.

http://www.noahslostark.org/rescued%20an...

Scroll down to "Sophie."

Answer 2

Yes, I suggest looking up Ligers on google you will find sites of zoo's that have ligers. I doubt Paris Hilton had or has a liger. They are NOT pets, they are much bigger than a lion and a tiger, some can be longer than 7 feet. Ligers are not pets, they are as wild as tigers, lions and bears (OH MY...just a little joke from Wizard Of Oz)

Hope this helps

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Answer 3

A liger is the offspring of a male lion and female tiger. The offspring of a male tiger and female lion is called a tigon. Neither are produced through in vitro - the lion and tiger are simply housed together, often from a young age, so that when the female comes into heat she will mate with the male. Reputable zoos frown on this practice, since these hybrids take up space and resources that could better be used to breed endangered species.

Ligers tend towards gigantism and usually grow larger than their parents, whilst tigons are often smaller or at least no bigger than their parents. Like most hybrids, both ligers and tigons are nearly always sterile, but occasionally a female will be fertile and can be bred back to one of the parent species, producing:

Liger + lion = li-liger

Liger + tiger = ti-liger

Tigon + lion = li-tigon

Tigon + tiger = ti-tigon

Here's an image of a liger:

http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/wp-conte...

And a tigon:

http://www.panthera-tigris-tigris.de/tig...

Answer 4

for a liger, the mother is a tiger and the father is a lion.  there used to be one at the zoo where i live.  another one is when the father is a tiger and the mother is a lion, which is called a tigon.  they look about the same.

Answer 5

YES, a liger is a when a tiger and a lion mate, it makes a different species of animal called an Liger

Answer 6

Yes, the Liger hybrid exists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Answer 7

Yes.Of coarse there is.They look so huge.

Answer 8

I am not sure which one the mother is but they do exist.

Answer 9

Yes. The Tiger is the mother. Visit Liger.org

Answer 10

Yes

Answer 11

Yes there is such a thing as a liger, just google it to find out more information. Wikipedia had some stuff on it.

Answer 12

Yes its real. Search on google.

Answer 13

Yeah, it happens.

Answer 14

yes its a mix between a lion and a tiger bred for its skills and magic

Answer 15

Yes, believe it or not, they are real! It's a cross between a tiger and a lion.

These animals are huge, much bigger than a tiger and and lion. Here is a pic: http://pgobeil.com/images/liger.jpg

Answer 16

yes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger

Answer 17

Yes, it is. I saw a newspaper article on them a while back, so it must be true. I think that they can mate naturally too.

Answer 18

Yes, they are definitely real.

It's a cross between a male lion and a female tiger. The other way around is called a tigon. You can read about it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger

There's a picture, too.

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Hope that helps!

Answer 19

Yes my friend they are