This is very random...just wondering whether you can take a house cat like a persian or a maine coon or something, and artificially inseminate a lion/tiger ??
2006-07-31 09:16:27 · 12 answers · asked by D. V 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They can breed a jaguar and lion, and a panther with a tiger...i just dont know if its the size that matters?? I mean, you can breed a wolf and dog..why not cat and tiger??
2006-07-31 09:22:32 · update #1
I stress artificial insemination...obviously u cant have them mate!!
2006-08-01 04:36:29 · update #2
I am not sure about lions and tigers - but I have heard of cats bred with wild type cats...here is a link to those "breeds" - Bengel, African Servel, and Savannah cat.
The definition of a species does not explain this...you can breed horses and donkeys = sterile mule; breed alpacas and llamas...so this criteria is not a good definition of a "species"
2006-07-31 09:28:06 · answer #1 · answered by dvm2b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-30 12:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Can you breed a house cat with a big cat like lion/tiger ???
This is very random...just wondering whether you can take a house cat like a persian or a maine coon or something, and artificially inseminate a lion/tiger ??
2015-08-06 15:32:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, first of all, domesticated cats are descended from the european wlidcat, its not the same as breeding a wolf and dog. lions and tigers are from the genus panthera, while domestic ones are of the felid category like a cougar. and a large wild cat would look to a domesticated one as prey, not as a mate.
2006-08-02 14:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by tomcat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a breed of house cat that that is crossed with a leopard. Its a very exotic pet and it has wild tendancies.
2006-07-31 09:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How in the hell could you get a little bitty cat to mate with a Lion or Tiger? That doesnt make any sense
2006-08-01 02:16:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The difference in genitalia size makes it impossible a tiny male housecat penis wouldn't penetrate a huge tiger vagina and vice versa.
2014-04-29 16:00:34 · answer #7 · answered by Ameripay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matahari contradicted herself. She first said "no" which plainly means it's not possible. However, she then said the offspring might be sterile. This technically means "yes" they might be able to reproduce and form sterile offspring. So this leads me to believe the answer to the question is "yes".
And franko_joe - the original question did, in fact, say "artifically inseminate" in the first place. So thus the question does make sense.
2006-08-01 14:07:25 · answer #8 · answered by Bell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you could breed it, same family different species could mate why you think European can mate with Africans.
2013-12-10 05:28:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes cause my cat is a hynes 57, he is part domesticated house cat, part mountain lion, part african wildcat, and part bobcat and part lynx, so yes.
2006-07-31 10:46:30 · answer #10 · answered by Vancouver Island Marmot 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋