http://www.liger.org/ligers-tigons-good-evolution-or-not/ 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/ligers-tigons-good-evolution-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Pauline Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:25:38 +0000 http://www.liger.org/ligers-tigons-good-evolution-or-not/#comment-510 The sole reason that lions and tigers do not cross-breed in the wild is geographical seperation!. If there is an advantage to the cross-breeding then they will pass those genes to the next generation. Otherwise they willl die out! The sole reason that lions and tigers do not cross-breed in the wild is geographical seperation!. If there is an advantage to the cross-breeding then they will pass those genes to the next generation. Otherwise they willl die out!

]]> http://www.liger.org/ligers-tigons-good-evolution-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Helly Moo: Streetfighter Queen Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:13:17 +0000 http://www.liger.org/ligers-tigons-good-evolution-or-not/#comment-509 They are beautiful. But you raise a very good point, it is wrong. Messing with genes for selfish & superficial reasons & for no reason is wrong in general. They are beautiful.
But you raise a very good point, it is wrong.
Messing with genes for selfish & superficial reasons & for no reason is wrong in general.

]]> http://www.liger.org/ligers-tigons-good-evolution-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Ted Pack Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:13:16 +0000 http://www.liger.org/ligers-tigons-good-evolution-or-not/#comment-508 Mules would not exist except for humans either. That said, I suspect most <a href="http://www.liger.org">ligers</a> and tions are the result of mistakes by zookeepers or morbid curiosity. "Freak" is too harsh a word, but no better one comes to me. 1,000-pound tigers have no problem hunting. Neither do 1500-pound Kodiak bears. Mules would not exist except for humans either.
That said, I suspect most ligers and tions are the result of mistakes by zookeepers or morbid curiosity. “Freak” is too harsh a word, but no better one comes to me.
1,000-pound tigers have no problem hunting. Neither do 1500-pound Kodiak bears.

]]> http://www.liger.org/ligers-tigons-good-evolution-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-507 1fish, 2 fish, blue fish, SHARK! Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:30:14 +0000 http://www.liger.org/ligers-tigons-good-evolution-or-not/#comment-507 They're really cool, but completely unnatural and to answer your question, not a good evolution. A "good" evolution involves and series of traits that enhances the chances of survival in a species which means improved physical traits, mental traits, and reproductive traits. They’re really cool, but completely unnatural and to answer your question, not a good evolution.
A “good” evolution involves and series of traits that enhances the chances of survival in a species which means improved physical traits, mental traits, and reproductive traits.

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