Lions, tigers, and ligers, oh my!

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Man in Taiwan cross breeds a lion and a tiger. Contrary to Hollywood this did not produce a SuperTiger capable of destroying mankind. Apparently, it just gets fat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11057786

[chalms04]

It's pretty much my favourite animal.

[HPLovecraft]

This is even possible? I am very surprised it wasn't attempted before. . . . I'll leave the Asian jokes for someone else.

[Dorkmaster]

Pretty sure ligers have existed for quite a while. They're incapable of reproducing themselves, but are super huge!

[Mike Oxlong]

Originally Posted by chalms04

It's pretty much my favourite animal.

Bred for it's skills in magic.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by HPLovecraft

This is even possible? I am very surprised it wasn't attempted before. . . . I'll leave the Asian jokes for someone else.

It has happened before. There are both Ligers and Tigons depending on which species was the father (the first syllable of the name corresponds the species of the father).

It can only happen to animals in captivity since their natural habitats don't overlap.

Adult ligers grow much larger than their parent species, but adult Tigons are smaller than their parent species because of the way the genetics work together.

[CaptainCrunch]

Typical, the lion and tiger can't even look at each other.

It just got weird.

[Inferno]

[Calgary Highlander]

Other interesting hybrids: http://www.hemmy.net/2006/06/19/top-10-hybrid-animals/

Ligers are in there at 10. Number one gets a little bit confusing.

[FlamesAddiction]

http://www.smokeandthink.com/blog/wp...wako/tigon.jpg