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  1. Liger - Wikipedia

    The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion (Panthera leo) and a tigress, or female tiger (Panthera tigris). The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species.

  2. Liger | Size & Facts | Britannica

    Liger, offspring of a lion and a tigress. The liger and the tigon (the result of mating a tiger with a lioness) possess features of both parents, in variable proportions, but are generally larger and darker than …

  3. The Liger – Meet the World Largest Cat

    Ligers are the world’s biggest cats, larger than their parents, with the strength of a lion and speed of a tiger combined. An average male liger stands almost 12ft tall on its hind legs and weighs up to half a …

  4. 18 Astonishing Liger Facts - Fact Animal

    As a Liger is the hybrid offspring of a Lion and a Tiger, it carries many different traits from both parents. However, the Liger has far more traits from the Lion parent than it does from the Tiger parent.

  5. Is the Liger a Real Animal or Just a 'Napoleon Dynamite' Gag?

    Nov 8, 2024 · Like father, like son; ligers are sociable, playful animals, preferring to hang around with their fellow cats. Looks-wise, individual ligers can take on different traits from each parent species, …

  6. Liger Facts - Big Cat Rescue

    Feb 7, 2019 · Long before fans heard Napoleon claim that the liger is "pretty much my favorite animal," there have been rumors of the hybrid's existence in the wild. Lion-tiger mating occurs in captivity. But …

  7. Liger Animal Facts - Panthera leo × Panthera tigris - A-Z Animals

    May 27, 2024 · The Liger has an enormous and incredibly strong jaw with sharp, pointed teeth which are ideal for tearing through flesh. Ligers also have very muscular bodies and sharp claws which also …

  8. Liger – Understanding The Hybrid Big Cats - Animal Corner

    The Liger, is a hybrid of two of the most magnificent big cats, The Lion (Panthera leo) and the Tiger (Panthera tigris).

  9. What is a Liger?

    A liger is a hybrid animal that results from the cross breeding of lion and tigress. Ligers are twice bigger than lions and tigers in terms of their weights. Ligers weigh more than 900 pounds.

  10. Liger - New World Encyclopedia

    The liger is a hybrid cross between a male Panthera leo (lion), and a female Panthera tigris (tiger) and is denoted scientifically as Panthera tigris × Panthera leo (Milne 1927).