http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/ Liger Pictures and Information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Count Cagliostro Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:22:29 +0000 http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/#comment-506 yes yes

]]> http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-505 OBAMA & BIDEN 08 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:06:17 +0000 http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/#comment-505 The same think The same think

]]> http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-504 A L Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:23:42 +0000 http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/#comment-504 yes..both are the mix of a tiger and a lion...they are both mixing the two names. liger is more popular though ever since naploean dynamite yes..both are the mix of a tiger and a lion…they are both mixing the two names. liger is more popular though ever since naploean dynamite

]]> http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-503 ! Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:34:57 +0000 http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/#comment-503 I'm not sure which is which, but one has a tiger mother and a lion father, the other has a lion mother and a tiger father, but they are the same thing. I’m not sure which is which, but one has a tiger mother and a lion father, the other has a lion mother and a tiger father, but they are the same thing.

]]> http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Leolupus Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:00:02 +0000 http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/#comment-502 No. The liger is a <a href="http://www.liger.org/index.php?s=hybrid">hybrid</a> offspring that results from mating a male lion with a tigress (female tiger). Due to parental genetic differences, the animal is infertile, and grows abnormally large - about twice the size of either parent, making it the largest cat in the world, however the Siberian tiger is considered the largest pure cat alive, since the later is a species rather than a hybrid. Image - http://www.soulcare.org/Creation/liger.j… A similar <a href="http://www.liger.org/index.php?s=hybrid">hybrid</a> that is the result of a love affair between a male tiger and lioness (female lion) is called a tigon. The latter is sterile because of the gene differences that don't match in lions and tigers. The tigon, as opposed to the liger, is much smaller, and is guaranteed not to be larger than either parent. In fact, they only grow to be about 300 pounds in weight. Image - http://www.geocities.com/pride_lands/nat… No. The liger is a hybrid offspring that results from mating a male lion with a tigress (female tiger). Due to parental genetic differences, the animal is infertile, and grows abnormally large – about twice the size of either parent, making it the largest cat in the world, however the Siberian tiger is considered the largest pure cat alive, since the later is a species rather than a hybrid. Image – http://www.soulcare.org/Creation/liger.j…
A similar hybrid that is the result of a love affair between a male tiger and lioness (female lion) is called a tigon. The latter is sterile because of the gene differences that don’t match in lions and tigers. The tigon, as opposed to the liger, is much smaller, and is guaranteed not to be larger than either parent. In fact, they only grow to be about 300 pounds in weight. Image – http://www.geocities.com/pride_lands/nat…

]]> http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Sarah3K7 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 04:57:25 +0000 http://www.liger.org/is-a-tigon-and-a-liger-the-same-thing/#comment-501 Yes and no. Both are hybrids of a lion and a tiger, but a liger is the offspring of a male lion and female tiger, whilst a <a href="http://www.liger.org">tigon</a> is the offspring of a male tiger and female lion. These animals are created by housing a tiger and lion together, often from a young age, so that when the female comes into season she will mate with the male. Reputable zoos frown on breeding hybrids like this, because they have no value to conservation and are taking up space and resources that could be used to breed endangered species. They are basically freaks bred to lure gullible members of the public into paying to see them. Ligers tend towards gigantism, and grow larger than either of their parents, whilst tigons tend to be smaller or at least no larger than their parents. Like most hybrids, both <a href="http://www.liger.org">ligers</a> and tigons are usually sterile, though occasionally a female will be fertile and can be bred back to a male tiger or lion, producing: Liger + tiger = ti-liger Liger + lion = li-liger Tigon + tiger = ti-tigon Tigon + lion = li-tigon Yes and no. Both are hybrids of a lion and a tiger, but a liger is the offspring of a male lion and female tiger, whilst a tigon is the offspring of a male tiger and female lion.
These animals are created by housing a tiger and lion together, often from a young age, so that when the female comes into season she will mate with the male. Reputable zoos frown on breeding hybrids like this, because they have no value to conservation and are taking up space and resources that could be used to breed endangered species. They are basically freaks bred to lure gullible members of the public into paying to see them.
Ligers tend towards gigantism, and grow larger than either of their parents, whilst tigons tend to be smaller or at least no larger than their parents. Like most hybrids, both ligers and tigons are usually sterile, though occasionally a female will be fertile and can be bred back to a male tiger or lion, producing:
Liger + tiger = ti-liger
Liger + lion = li-liger
Tigon + tiger = ti-tigon
Tigon + lion = li-tigon

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