2006-10-21 20:55:06 · 11 answers · asked by waites11 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Yes! But not like the ones described by Napoleon Dynamite, which are bred for their skills in magic. Have a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger
2006-10-21 20:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
Male ligers are sterile, but female ligers are fertile and can breed with tigers (resulting in ti-ligers) or to lions (resulting in li-ligers). Ti-ligers are more tiger-like, having a greater percentage of tiger genes. Li-ligers are more lion-like, having a greater percentage of lion genes. The fertility of hybrid big cat females is well-documented across a number of different hybrids. This is in accordance with Haldane's rule: in hybrids of animals whose gender is determined by sex chromosomes, if one gender is absent, rare or sterile, it is the heterogametic sex (the one with two different sex chromosomes e.g. X and Y).
2006-10-22 04:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by pariah6.9you 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but they are not very common. Most of the time, lions and tigers stay away from each other. They would be more likely to arise if lions and tigers were kept together in captivity.
2006-10-22 04:03:16 · answer #3 · answered by sverthfreyr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,they are a crossbreed between a male lion and a female tiger(the crossbreed between a male tiger and a female lion is called a tigon,they are also real).There are also other cross breeds between bigcats such as leopons.
2006-10-24 09:57:48 · answer #4 · answered by farhan ferdous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
liger is hybrid formed by crossing male tiger & female lion. in most of the cases hybrid formed are sterile i.e. not able to propogate their own breed. yeah !!!!!!!!! they are real but not able 2 reproduce.
2006-10-22 07:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by vaishali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.google.com/search?lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=ligers
2006-10-22 04:00:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do, go to your home page and type it in and do a search, you will find information on them
2006-10-22 03:58:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and there is one standing right behind you!!!
2006-10-22 04:02:56 · answer #8 · answered by Timothy C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,but not a cross between lions and tigers.(i think)
2006-10-22 06:51:12 · answer #9 · answered by Lawyered 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, whaddaya think?!
GOSH!
2006-10-22 04:02:21 · answer #10 · answered by "Teh" Leester 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋