Comments on: Does Anyone Know What Happens When You Breed A Male Tiger With A Female Lion?

By: gromit

gromit — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:39:34 +0000

i don’t think it would work vice versa…..kinda like breeding a mule. you can only do it one way

By: U.K.Expo

U.K.Expo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:43:37 +0000

You get a very pretty kitty known as a Tigon – the other way round it is called a Liger. Very rare but very attractive animals.

By: spirit

spirit — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:12:44 +0000

The tigon is a hybrid cross between a male tiger and a female lion. Tigons can exhibit characteristics of both parents: they can have both spots from the mother (lions carry genes for spots — lion cubs are spotted) and stripes from the father. Any mane that a male tigon may have will appear shorter and less noticeable than a lion's mane and is closer in type to the ruff of a male tiger. It is a common misconception that Tigons are smaller than lions or tigers. They do not exceed the size of their parent species because they inherit growth-inhibitory genes from the lioness mother, but they do not exhibit any kind of dwarfism or miniaturisation; they often weigh around 180 kilograms (400 lb).

By: Leolupus

Leolupus — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:13:17 +0000

The offspring of a male tiger and female lion is called a tigon. Here’s an image:http://www.geocities.com/pride_lands/noe…
Whilst ligers tend towards gigantism and are often larger than either of their parents, tigons do not usually grow larger than their parents. Like most hybrids, both ligers and tigons are usually sterile, but occasionally a female will be fertile and can be bred back to one of the parent species. This will produce:
Liger + lion = li-liger
Liger + tiger = ti-liger
Tigon + tiger = ti-tigon
Tigon + lion = li-tigon