Comments on: Why Are Ligers So Easygoing And Gentle Compared To Tiger And Lion?

By: Yuzuki

Yuzuki — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:50:15 +0000

Thats a good question. They say that muts are more gentle than purebreds. Its called heterosis Heterosis is a term used in genetics and selective breeding. The term heterosis, also known as hybrid vigor, hybrid vigour, or outbreeding enhancement, describes the increased strength of different characteristics in hybrids; the possibility to obtain a "better" individual by combining the virtues and flaws of its parents.

By: Peter Gozinya

Peter Gozinya — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:37:30 +0000

I think you shoud try that and come back & tell us……

By: grasshop

grasshop — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:11 +0000

It is probably because of its magical powers. The Liger is only one my most favorite animals

By: tanilion

tanilion — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:25:11 +0000

I worked at a big cat rescue with lions, tigers, leopards and other big cats. We never had a liger, but I was able to meet a few and talk to other organizations that had them. With the ligers huge size often comes a type of slight mental retardation. Not all ligers are like this,but those that are tend to be mild in comparison to their parents. That's why you often see them appearing almost tame. However, even those ligers with this condition can be very dangerous. Just because they are often mild and friendly doesn't change the fact they are a 1000 pound big cat that can get upset over food or being frightened. They still get grumpy and have teeth and claws

By: The Cheshire

The Cheshire — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:54:06 +0000

They “CAN” be easy going and gentle, but they can also be extremely dangerous just as any exotic cat out there. Being raised by humans can alter the behavior of an animal, be it tiger, lion, liger, bear, elephant, whatever… but all the love and care in the world cannot keep an animal from being what it is, an animal.
If you saw a guy on youtube hit a liger in the face it was one of four things… one, fake… two, the animal has been abused so bad that it knows not to respond to such actions or else it will be abused more… three, the animal is a trained animal (circus, show, etc) and has been trained not to respond… four, the liger is a retarded genetic freak (which it is) and the man is 100% dumbass.
Trust me, any animal, no matter how much it is loved, has been trained, has been abused still has the ability to get angry or attack. The “attacks” are not always out of aggression (look at Sig and Roy), but animals can change behavior in the blink of an eye.
As far as why some people think ligers are different… (which they are NOT) it can be due to how they are being raised or due to the fact that they are bred freaks of nature who have had their poor genes messed with too much.

By: K

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:11:42 +0000

OK I’m going with my own knowledge here and I’m no expert but I do love animals and learn about them all the time. Ligers are a hybrid and don’t occur in nature so they are raised by people and grow more accostumed to them than other big cats. I wouldn’t think you could slap them around too much, I mean they are still animals and defense is a normal reaction.

By: virus

virus — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:19:43 +0000

its because they have been tamed by people. they have never tasted the wild before. if they were in the wild they would be very dangerous and perfect killers.

By: olelefth

olelefth — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:44:36 +0000

Ligers are very mature and self-aware.
They had to go through a lot of therapy because they were outcasts. They weren’t accepted by the tigers or the lions, and that was pretty traumatic.
Now they’re really easy-going. Many are on meds, too.