Can they have sex? If they do? will they be able to have cubs?
2006-07-25 03:24:15 · 12 answers · asked by faincut 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
A lion and tiger can breed but it is very rare in nature. Usually, it only occurs if humans have something to do with it. The offspring would be called a liger or a tigon. The liger is a cross (a hybrid) between a male lion and a female tiger. The Tigon is the result of breeding a male Tiger to a female Lion.
2006-07-25 13:47:01 · answer #1 · answered by fieldworking 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is a website, including picture of a lion/tiger crossbreed. There are two types, Ligers and Tigons, based on sex.
2006-07-25 10:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by Kats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A liger is the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger, and a tigon is the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
2006-07-25 10:29:41 · answer #3 · answered by oracleguru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THere is a picture somewhere on the internet of a "liger" which is a lion bred with a tiger, I'm just not sure where it is. Try searching for it on yahoo, you may find it.
2006-07-25 10:29:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tons of websites. It's usually done in a lab. The LIGER is HUGE. The tigon not as large.
Beautiful 12 foot animals..
2006-07-28 21:44:00 · answer #5 · answered by lrad1952 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the resulting offspring are termed ligers or tigons depending on which species was male and which female
2006-07-25 10:28:04 · answer #6 · answered by kano7_1985 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me that I read about this somewhere, and yes they can Mate and have Cubs.
2006-07-25 19:13:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes surely the lion and tiger can interbreed with each other.This is due to the dna recombinant tecnique which is developed recently.THE NEWLY FORMED SPECIES IS CALLED "TIGON".
2006-07-26 01:37:05 · answer #8 · answered by purva d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it has been done both ways ..they are called a Tigon ...and a Liger
2006-07-25 10:28:46 · answer #9 · answered by pineforestkim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naploeon Dynamite knows...
bread? you mean bred. How about that wacky English!
2006-07-25 10:28:12 · answer #10 · answered by Suet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋