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  2. Liger - Wikipedia

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    The liger is distinct from the opposite hybrid called the tigon (of a male tiger and a lioness), and is the largest of all known extant felines. [1] [2] They enjoy swimming, which is a characteristic of tigers, and are very sociable like lions. Notably, ligers typically grow larger than either parent species, unlike tigons. [1] [2] [3]

  3. Liliger - Wikipedia

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    The liliger is the hybrid offspring of a male lion (Panthera leo) and a female liger (Panthera leo♂ × Panthera tigris♀). Thus, it is a second generation hybrid. In accordance with Haldane's rule, male tigons and ligers are sterile, but female ligers and tigons can produce cubs.

  4. Tiger - Wikipedia

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    The liger is the offspring of a female tiger and a male lion and the tigon the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion. [45] The lion sire passes on a growth-promoting gene, but the corresponding growth-inhibiting gene from the female tiger is absent, so that ligers grow far larger than either parent species.

  5. Adorable liger cub — lion and tiger hybrid — turns 100 days ...

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    While most ligers have a lion parent and a tiger parent, Jing Jing was born to a liger mom and a tiger dad. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

  6. Panthera hybrid - Wikipedia

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    The tigon is not as common as the converse hybrid, the liger. Contrary to some beliefs, the tigon ends up smaller than either parent, because male tigers and lionesses have a growth inhibitor. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tigons were more common than ligers. [citation needed] Liliger A liliger is the offspring of a lion and a ...

  7. Liger seized, 11 bodies dumped as Mexico border cartel ... - AOL

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    A lion/tiger mix known as a liger is found in a backyard as Mexican drug cartel violence surges in the Ojinaga region of Chihuahua state. Liger seized, 11 bodies dumped as Mexico border cartel ...

  8. Big cat - Wikipedia

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    Exceptionally heavy male lions and tigers have been recorded to exceed 306 kg (675 lb) in the wilderness, [20] [21] and weigh around 450 kg (990 lb) in captivity. [20] [22] The liger, a hybrid of a lion and tiger, can grow to be much larger than its parent species. In particular, a liger called 'Nook' is reported to have weighed over 550 kg ...

  9. How to watch the Detroit Tigers without Bally Sports Detroit ...

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    The Detroit Tigers' Opening Day is here against the Chicago White Sox.Here's how you can watch that game and the 161 others this season as the Tigers try to take the next step with a young squad ...