Liger? Real or fake???

http://www.naturesafariindia.com/liger.html

This is the article on this huge cat.
Lets see what everyone thinks, that is one huge kitty. :O:O

Just so everyone understands its saying this animal is a Tiger and a lion offspring. So im not sure if its true what do you think?

I’d hate to find that in a dark alleyway!

I have actually seen ONE of those in person, but I don't think it was that big. I'm not a big fan of hybrids though.

They're real. They have been around for a number of years now. You're just catching on to these animals?

They do suffer from genetic defects if I'm not mistaken.

Yes, they are real.

A liger is actually a male lion and a female tiger - while they call a male tiger and a female lion a tigon.

Only the female ligers and tigons are fertile though.

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

I believe a liger is a cross between a male lion and female tiger. And there is also a Tigon which is a cross between a male tiger and female lion.

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Originally Posted by SecurityStacey

Yes, they are real.

A liger is actually a male lion and a female tiger - while they call a male tiger and a female lion a tigon.

Only the female ligers and tigons are fertile though.

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

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Beat to the punch again. :( :carouse:

Yeh their pretty much my favorite animal. Their bred for their strength and magic:rofl:

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Originally Posted by MDB

Yeh their pretty much my favorite animal. Their bred for their strength and magic:rofl:

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Aaagh!! Idiot!

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Originally Posted by snakecharmer3638

Aaagh!! Idiot!

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So you know the movie? It was so stupid, it was funny

They give new meaning to the phrase "I daught I daw a puddy cawt!"

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Originally Posted by MDB

So you know the movie? It was so stupid, it was funny

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Kids watched it every day for about a week. It grows on you after awhile.

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Originally Posted by Earl

They do suffer from genetic defects if I'm not mistaken.

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Yes and no. One of the crosses (can not recall which but I think it is the liger cross) results in an animal that can not regulate its growth. This is a result of inheritance of certain maternal factors. I am sure there is data on it somewhere

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Originally Posted by Mindibun

I have actually seen ONE of those in person, but I don't think it was that big. I'm not a big fan of hybrids though.

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Thanks man, I think its pretty cool.

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Originally Posted by Earl

They're real. They have been around for a number of years now. You're just catching on to these animals?


Haha guess im just more into herps, Ive always like lions im getting a tattoo of one just looking for pics and i came accross the article

They do suffer from genetic defects if I'm not mistaken.

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Thats horrible amazing looking animal

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Originally Posted by SecurityStacey

Yes, they are real.

A liger is actually a male lion and a female tiger - while they call a male tiger and a female lion a tigon.

Only the female ligers and tigons are fertile though.

Cool thanks man good info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger

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Originally Posted by snakecharmer3638

Kids watched it every day for about a week. It grows on you after awhile.

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lucky..... lmao

yup its true, I've seen liger cubs. my friend worked at a small zoo. she even got peed on by the clouded leopards lol

The local Zoo I used to work at here had one...

It was a big mean bastard lol...

Alot more agressive than the reg. tigers they had, but very impressive animal and always a crowd pleaser.

the first ones i ever heard of was a large cat keeper out west. and how they came to be there was poor husbandry(putting it politely). the people actually abandoned these large cats in the desert somewhere. the cats were actually left there to fend for themselves and in the mean time, trying to pass time...seems like they got a little bored, and made some ligers. they broke into and out of each others cages. this was like six years back or more. i saw it on one of those, most shocking or animal precinct, or something like that. it was sad. obviously people have made more. i own a hybrid of a smaller caliber, but i dont feel lions and tigers should mix. but since people are doing it already.... i would like to see an all white male lion, wth a huge white mane and tiger stripes. that would rock.

Yeah the Renaissance Fair in this area had a few like 10 years ago (maybe more than that) and you could take a picture with them... they're freakin adorable! I want one.... I'll just keep him in my backyard and make a rack system for him hahaha...

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Originally Posted by wendy

i would like to see an all white male lion, wth a huge white mane and tiger stripes. that would rock.

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Pssst....there are ALL white lions...no tiger stripes... but they're out there.;)

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Originally Posted by asplundii

Yes and no. One of the crosses (can not recall which but I think it is the liger cross) results in an animal that can not regulate its growth. This is a result of inheritance of certain maternal factors. I am sure there is data on it somewhere

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Yup. Ligers grow to extreme sizes because the growth inhibitor is passed to offspring by female lions and male tigers, so pure tigers get it and pure lions get it, but ligers(female tiger + male lion) apparently don't get it.

Tigons(female lion + male tiger) grow to "normal" adult large cat size(~500 lbs max?)

I don't really understand 100% how this works genetically, just what I've read.

"Hercules" is a Liger I think kept at a place in florida, and at just a few years old(3?) He broke 900 lbs, which is something like 150% the weight of an adult male lion. He was on Animal Planet a few weeks ago.

yeah, holy cow, they are so fat!

i don't understand why someone would breed an animal that has a defect that can potentially shorten it's life.

most of the time it's unintentional.. let the animals get to each other for an instant and bam.. baby liger.

Hybrid cats were originally produced in captivity long ago, certainly nothing recent.

There was an episode of "My super sweet 16" I saw a long time ago where the kid flew to a place in FL I believe and picked out a baby liger to borrow for his grand entrance...found out it was illegal in his state to have big cats not in cages and threw a hissy fit...kinda glad that spoiled brat finally didn't get something he wanted

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Originally Posted by jnjreptiles

The local Zoo I used to work at here had one...

It was a big mean bastard lol...

Alot more agressive than the reg. tigers they had, but very impressive animal and always a crowd pleaser.

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Actually that's really rare for Ligers to be very aggressive. Like any of the "Giant" animals, they generally have a more gentle disposition. I'd much rather work with the bigger cats than the smaller any day. Small cats= vicious , because they have to be to survive in the wild.

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Originally Posted by jknudson

Pssst....there are ALL white lions...no tiger stripes... but they're out there.;)

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At the Mirage hotel in Las Vegas:gj::gj:

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Originally Posted by Purrrfect9

Actually that's really rare for Ligers to be very aggressive. Like any of the "Giant" animals, they generally have a more gentle disposition. I'd much rather work with the bigger cats than the smaller any day. Small cats= vicious , because they have to be to survive in the wild.

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I went to undergrad with a girl who went on to vet school.

She interned with a guy who worked with large cats.

He began working with large cats because after a number of years working with orangutans, he got fed up with just how dangerous the big males are :D

When an orang decides he wants to hurt/kill you, he knocks you down and rips off your kneecaps with his bare hands.. so he can take his time to go to work on you.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I went to undergrad with a girl who went on to vet school.

She interned with a guy who worked with large cats.

He began working with large cats because after a number of years working with orangutans, he got fed up with just how dangerous the big males are :D

When an orang decides he wants to hurt/kill you, he knocks you down and rips off your kneecaps with his bare hands.. so he can take his time to go to work on you.

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Haha maybe I should rephrase what I said. ANY exotic animal (or animal in general) can harm/kill you... small cat's just seem to want to harm/kill you more often:8:.

But I totally can understand why he'd want to move away from orangutans... that sounds painful...

If a liger was mean to you, you must not have any good skills. You know, like nunchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Ligers only like people who have great skills. :rolleye2:

-adam

They had one at a small private zoo close by my hometown. I went to see it once. Then it mauled some people and they had to off it. :(

I saw a liger at a Renaissance fair a few years back. It actually was as big as the one in the picture; they made it do the same trick where it stands up towards a person on a platform. They are really impressive in person.

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Originally Posted by dreese88

There was an episode of "My super sweet 16" I saw a long time ago where the kid flew to a place in FL I believe and picked out a baby liger to borrow for his grand entrance...found out it was illegal in his state to have big cats not in cages and threw a hissy fit...kinda glad that spoiled brat finally didn't get something he wanted

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"Ladies and gentlemen, a fully edible Acura cake!!"
"Acura? BUT I WANTED A FERARRI!"

...anyone like South Park? :D

Leapons, Wolphins, Zonkeys....
All cool hybrids.

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Originally Posted by icygirl

I saw a liger at a Renaissance fair a few years back. It actually was as big as the one in the picture; they made it do the same trick where it stands up towards a person on a platform. They are really impressive in person.



"Ladies and gentlemen, a fully edible Acura cake!!"
"Acura? BUT I WANTED A FERARRI!"

...anyone like South Park? :D

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lol. I'm going to watch that episode right now!

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

If a liger was mean to you, you must not have any good skills. You know, like nunchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Ligers only like people who have great skills. :rolleye2:

-adam

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Haha...damn I love that movie! Never gets old.....