http://www.liger.org/would-ligers-survive-if-put-into-the-wild/ 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/would-ligers-survive-if-put-into-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-92 mikay Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:37:16 +0000 http://www.liger.org/would-ligers-survive-if-put-into-the-wild/#comment-92 ligers are rare and could survive. but they may have issues reproducing. for example a mule (cross between a donkey and a horse) are sterile. So, although they may survive one generation, continuous survival over multiple generations isn't likely. ligers are rare and could survive. but they may have issues reproducing. for example a mule (cross between a donkey and a horse) are sterile. So, although they may survive one generation, continuous survival over multiple generations isn’t likely.

]]> http://www.liger.org/would-ligers-survive-if-put-into-the-wild/comment-page-1/#comment-91 BuckeyeV Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:26:55 +0000 http://www.liger.org/would-ligers-survive-if-put-into-the-wild/#comment-91 Honestly I don't think they would do very well. Considering they are a <a href="http://www.liger.org/index.php?s=hybrid">hybrid</a> of a tiger and a lion, which live in different environments, their inherited behaviors might not include those needed for whatever environment they are released into. Also, it sort of depends how it was raised. And also they are sterile so they wouldn't continue as a species. So we should save the tigers and lions separately before we start thinking about their hybrids. Honestly I don’t think they would do very well. Considering they are a hybrid of a tiger and a lion, which live in different environments, their inherited behaviors might not include those needed for whatever environment they are released into. Also, it sort of depends how it was raised. And also they are sterile so they wouldn’t continue as a species. So we should save the tigers and lions separately before we start thinking about their hybrids.

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