tigers and lions do not form hybrid in nature ex of?

Question

a) Gametic
b)Mechanical
c)Habitat
d)temporal
e) behavioral

Answer 1

Habitat: their natural geographic range (although there is a very small population of asiatic lions in Gir (Northwestern India)), tigers and lions inhabit different areas of the world.

Behavioral: species recognition and acceptance would override almost any chance of hybridization between lions and tigers in the wild.

Answer 2

i have personally played with a helped take care of a liger bred in captivity. They are quite interesting.

Lions and tigers are approximately 98% compatible, they can have offspring but those offspring are almost completely infertile.

In general the range and behaviors of the species do differ fundamentally, preventing any sort of chance of mating. However, there are instances where such has occurred. These are typically from cats that are on the edges of the forest/plains boundaries and generally the lion is more loner than normal. They are both cats and behave in similar ways with similar mating habits. Familiarity with the odors of the different species allows for such intimacy to occur.

Answer 3

c) Habitat

Tigers and lions are biologically capable of mating and forming viable hybrid offspring. This does not happen in nature because they tend to live in different habitats.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0804_050804_ligers_2.html

To some extant, their natural behaviours are different as well, making mating unlikely but not impossible: lions live in prides and adult tigers are solitary.