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1. Leolupus Had this To Say

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   Yes, they are real. They are the offspring of a male lion and female tiger, whilst the offspring of a male tiger and female lion is called a tigon. Ligers tend towards gigantism and grow larger than either of their parents, while tigons are usually smaller or at least no larger than their parents. Like most hybrids, both are generally sterile, but occasionally a female will be fertile and can be bred back to a male lion or tiger, producing:
   Lion + liger = li-liger
   Lion + tigon = li-tigon
   Tiger + liger = ti-liger
   Tiger + tigon = ti-tigon
   Note that reputable zoos frown on the breeding of hybrids such as ligers and tigons, as they have no value from a conservation point of view and are taking up space and resources that could be used to breed endangered species. They are basically freaks bred to gain money from those people who are willing to pay to see them.

2. Heather H Had this To Say

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   Yes, ligers exist. However they are a hybrid animal and man made. Lions don’t met tigers in the wild.
   A liger is the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger. A male tiger and lioness produce a tigon.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zOWYj59B…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqwLmkd8f…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAnaWU3R6…http://www.myrtlebeachsafari.com/gallery…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligerhttp://www.liger.org/http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/ligers.h…http://www.bigcatrescue.org/cats/wild/li…

3. Underwater Angel Had this To Say

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   Yes and Animal planet just had a special on about them. They are beautiful. They are large and they are sterile. The reason they are large is because instead of becoming the size of the lion or the tiger, the gene combines the two sizes and they become the larger size. If you go to youtube and look for “hercules the liger” you willl see an awesome video of a liger that is a pet. He is HUGE and gorgeous.
   check him out and see!

4. Silver Had this To Say

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   Ligers really do exist, and they have been around since about the 19th century. They are beautiful and majestic creatures, and it is a great achievement to breed and raise one to maturity.

5. cupcake. Had this To Say

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   Yes they do exist. They were mentioned on the movie Napoleon Dynamite and I thought “I wonder if they are real!” I never researched but then I watched MTV – My Super Sweet 16 and this boy ordered a Liger to be at his party. It was a cub so it wouldn’t have hurt anyone. And there was my proof

6. clendent Had this To Say

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   yes they are…i thought they were made up but then i saw one with this traveling act and it was HUGE! they are awesome,,,they dont all look the same though, some look more like a lion, some more like a tiger, some half and half.

7. mr dance moves Had this To Say

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   ligers exist, yes but they are stirile so they are rare. And theres probably some at the zoo. My town is so small it doesnt even have a zoo but when i lived in st louis they had some.

8. ~*Lizzie Had this To Say

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   Yes they are! ^^

9. Wounded at the Core Had this To Say

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   so you saw a picture of them… and are questioning there existence??
   I must have missed something.lol