Ever since I saw that there was a Polar Bear/Grizzly Bear mixed bear found, I was wondering if there could possibly be a Tiger/Lion mixed animal? Suppose they were both raise together as cubs and lost their fear of each other... BTW, I saw what looked like a Donkey/Zebra mixed animal at the San Mateo County Fair.
2006-08-14 07:04:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The liger (Panthera leogris) is a cross (a hybrid) between a female tiger and a male lion. A liger looks like a giant lion with diffused stripes. Some male ligers grow sparse manes. Like tigers, but unlike lions, ligers enjoy swimming. All ligers are presumed to be born sterile.The liger is the largest animal in the feline family Felidae. As big cat hybridisations go, this is a relatively common combination, occurring quite often in captivity by accident, and very occasionally by design. Ligers generally inherit a love of the water which comes from their tiger parent, but it can take some time for the tiger side of their personality to convince the lion side that water is a great thing. Apparent confusion between the lion and the tiger sides of a liger's personality is quite often noted by handlers.
A cross between a male tiger and a female lion is called a tigon. There is less interest in tigons because they do not reach the same impressive size as the liger. The tigon is not as common as the converse hybrid, the liger, however in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tigons were more common than ligers. The Tigon is very rare, only a few exist in the worldand those are held only by private owners. This is because it is much more difficult to get the male tiger to mate with the female lion. Tigons look very similar to ligers. They have varying stripes and spots. Tigons are also orangish in color. Males may have a mane, but will be very modest. They are able to produce both lion and tiger sounds when they roar.
2006-08-15 08:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by fieldworking 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hybridization between tigers and lions is possible and has been undertaken by animal breeders for a very long time. Even some of the offspring were able to reproduce, but all of the next generation were sterile.
These interbreedings only occur in artificial circumstances, never in the wild. It highlights that most people's definitions of species are somewhat simplistic (focusing on the mere fact of reproduction). In reality, divisions between species is as much about the prevention of reproduction due to divergences in geography, physical characteristics, or (most important) differing behaviors.
Lions are herd animals with a patriarchal mating structure. Tigers are solitary animals where animals and females come together for just a few minutes. There is no way these animals could every breed in nature.
2006-08-14 07:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by soulrider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Ever since I saw that there was a Polar Bear/Grizzly Bear mixed bear found, I was wondering if there could possibly be a Tiger/Lion mixed animal? Suppose they were both raise together as cubs and lost their fear of each other... BTW, I saw what looked like a Donkey/Zebra mixed animal at the San...
2015-08-10 14:48:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are not one but two different kinds of lion/tiger hybrids. One is from a female tiger and a male lion and is called a liger. They are giant animals, reaching 1000 pounds. I got to see one once at a zoo in Florida. A tigron, on the other hand, is from a female lion and male tiger. They are really small, only about 150 pounds. I've never seen a tigron.
2006-08-14 11:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes a tiger and a lion can mate in captivity, since they are closely related. Now if you mate a male lion with a female tiger you would get a liger, but if you mate male tiger with a female lion it would be a tigon. In the wild it would be impossible, since there are no tigers in africa. And the only place where you would find lions in Asia is in the Gir forest of India. Although tigers are found in India, it would be unlikely for a tiger to encounter a lion. So far there are no tigers to be found in the same area as the Asiatic lion.
2006-08-14 08:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by megatron 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a tiger/kion mix, it's called a Liger (yes they really de exist) Ligers are bigger than either lions or tigers and usualy don't have the hormon that stops them from growing so they have shortish life spans.
2006-08-14 07:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just wanted to mention in addition to all the other info given...the reason this does not happen in nature is becasue Lions are found in Africa and Tigers are found in Asia.
2006-08-14 13:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be weird if there was a tiger/lion mixed animal B-)
2006-08-14 07:09:11 · answer #8 · answered by undead_donky 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, it's either called a "tigon" or a "liger" depending on which is the mother
2006-08-14 07:10:39 · answer #9 · answered by kapute2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can, but only on rare occasions will the offspring be born alive, and if they are they won't be fertile.
2006-08-14 17:24:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋