4 Comments so far

1. brane_in on July 31, 2009 3:11 PM

   The lion’s sperm is damaged somehow during fertilization and that a growth-inhibiting gene is typically destroyed. Female tigons and female ligers both possess a tiger X chromosome and a lion X chromosome, yet only the female ligers will grow large, which suggests that either something happens to alter the genes or the cause of the growth dysplasia lies at least partially outside of genetics.

2. Physics Major on July 31, 2009 3:21 PM

   cuz it ate too much dinner ,the fat lard. gosh.

3. P W on July 31, 2009 4:02 PM

   Female lions have a growth inhibiting horomone. Therefore without this hormone the Liger is much larger.

4. john r on July 31, 2009 4:21 PM

   Tigers are much larger than lions, so if the mother of liger is a tiger it will take on traits of mom.