Being from the same animal kingdom, why can not certain animal types such as lions and tigers have off spring. Also,are horses and zebras related?
2007-03-21 06:33:33 · 8 answers · asked by superjoezzz@sbcglobal.net 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Yes there has been successful breeding and the cub was called a liger. The liger is bigger than either the lion or tiger and was colored like a lion with faint tiger stripes. Its head looked more like a tiger's. I think it was unable to produce offspring of its own. See if you can find a picture of it on the internet or you could try to U-Tube it, bacause I saw it on the Discovery Channel a few months ago.
2007-03-21 07:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ligers and tigons are the infertile offspring of a forced breeding between a lion and tiger. Similar to a ginny or jenny being the infertile offspring of a horse and a donkey (mules).
Donkeys and zebras can also produce infertile offspring, and have done so in many zoos.
Most half-breeds are infertile, natures way of birth control. The child is born, but can never reproduce.
2007-03-21 07:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by taliswoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's been done. The result is a half a ton cat species call Liger.
google it to find some pictures
2007-03-21 07:57:59 · answer #3 · answered by Sensei Boulder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can and has been done only in captivity though... Lions and Tigers live on different Continents...
2007-03-21 09:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by Moon Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats mother nature. cats have the instinct. yes, horses and zebra's are related.
2007-03-21 06:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's called a liger or a tigon.
2007-03-21 06:39:47 · answer #6 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was laughing my a$$ off when I first read this question.. but I guess it does exist... Here this should be informative... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger
2007-03-21 06:43:06 · answer #7 · answered by drti6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup.
2007-03-21 06:41:11 · answer #8 · answered by outlaw_tattoo_biker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋