17 Comments so far

1. Mazzda on September 22, 2009 2:33 AM

   Yes, Ligers do exist, but only when a lion and a tiger are bred in captivity. The Ligers are Sterile(can’t reproduce) just like a mule(cross between a hose and a donkey) is sterile. The two are close enough genetically to produce offspring, but it is always sterile.

2. Mickey L on September 22, 2009 2:44 AM

   A ‘liger’ is a cross between an African Lion and a Tiger. Consider this, lions are indigenous to the African Continent and tigers are not. Tigers are indigenous to Asia so how could they exist in the wild unless they escaped from a zoo where a lion and a tiger mated? As far as I know ligers do not exist in nature but have been born in zoos. So to answer your question, ligers exist but not in the wild.
   H

3. H on September 22, 2009 3:37 AM

   a lion and a tiger live in different parts of the world, so the chances of a lion and tiger breeding is pretty much none in the wild, but when you get people intervening in things like that- by putting a lion and tiger together when one is in heat, then the male of the two will breed (just natural)- usually hybrids like that (including mules) are not always sterile- it’s usually the G1 offspring (first generation) that is usually sterile
   added–
   not all hybrids are sterile- the first generation that the two animals have (ie- donkey and mule or lion and tiger) the next generation/s that the same two animals produce won’t all be sterile (learned it in animal science this semester in ag.)

4. Annie Oakleaf on September 22, 2009 4:09 AM

   No. Wild lions live in Africa, and wild tigers live in Asia, so they wouldn’t ever meet. Centuries ago, some lions in the Mideast (Asian lions, like Samson fought in the Bible) may have met some tigers, but it’s doubtful that they mated.

5. Panama Joe on September 22, 2009 5:01 AM

   Tigers are not native to Africa, and there’s only a small spot in India where lions are indigenous, and that area isn’t known to have tigers in it, either. So there’s no natural opportunity for the two to mate.

6. John de Witt on September 22, 2009 5:21 AM

   No, they live geographically apart.
   When lions used to inhabit large parts of asia minor, it may have been possible for them to co-habit on the Western fringe of the Indian subcontinent.

7. technut0 on September 22, 2009 6:20 AM

   That would be very unlikely. There are some smaller Asiatic lions in a few places throughout India and the western Middle East, but ligers are typically African Lions mated with Tigresses.

8. E Honda on September 22, 2009 7:15 AM

   They are will but its not really natural. Humans purposely put a lion and tiger together to make a liger. They wouldn’t actually mate in real life

9. NesseyRo on September 22, 2009 8:02 AM

   Sure they are, just like Grolar bears which are a mix of Polar bears and Grizzly bears, saw it on PBS “Nature” on Sunday nights.
   Good Luck!

10. CactiJoe on September 22, 2009 8:54 AM

    they are real but i dont think they exist in the wild (as in they only exist in zoos and the like)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger

11. xxxx1101 on September 22, 2009 9:25 AM

    Lions and tigers don’t live in the same areas.

12. erin on September 22, 2009 10:11 AM

    Welcome to Yahoo Answers. I’ve heard of these things, but never seen one, not even in a zoo.

13. RDG78 on September 22, 2009 11:05 AM

    Of course.

14. Joey on September 22, 2009 11:27 AM

    Yes

15. Luke A on September 22, 2009 11:34 AM

    yeah, they are real

16. N S on September 22, 2009 11:43 AM

    yes

17. Jesse on September 22, 2009 12:30 PM

    of coarse dude.