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  2. Panthera hybrid - Wikipedia

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    Panthera hybrids are typically given a portmanteau name, varying by which species is the sire (male parent) and which is the dam (female parent). For example, a hybrid between a lion and a tigress is a liger, because the lion is the male parent and the tigress is the female parent.

  3. Tigon - Wikipedia

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    The tigon is a hybrid offspring of a male tiger (Panthera tigris) and a female lion, or lioness (Panthera leo). [1] They exhibit visible characteristics from both parents: they can have both spots from the mother (lions carry genes for spots – lion cubs are spotted and some adults retain faint markings) and stripes from the father.

  4. 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.

  5. Female copulatory vocalizations - Wikipedia

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    Vocalizations that are made prior to copulation are named mating calls. They serve as a means to advertise sexual receptivity and are predominantly used by males to attract female mates. [10] In general, non-primates emit more calls before copulating, as exemplified by the croaks of male frogs [11] and the melodic tweeting of song sparrows. [12]

  6. Tiger - Wikipedia

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    They roar multiple times in a row and others respond in kind. Tigers also roar during mating and a mother will roar to call her cubs to her. When tense, tigers moan, a sound similar to a roar but softer and made when the mouth is at least partially closed. Moaning can be heard 400 m (1,300 ft) away.

  7. Male Koala emits 'bellowing' sound as mating call - AOL

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    Male Koalas have an extra set of vocal cords that helps them produce 'bellowing' sound as mating call.Source: Los Angeles Zoo

  8. Authorities call off Berlin lioness alarm, saying they've ...

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    Authorities determined on Friday that there is “no acute danger” to people in an area on the edge of Berlin where a potentially dangerous animal was spotted, saying they no longer believe that ...

  9. Sexual coercion among animals - Wikipedia

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    In fact, mating leads to 1 in every 1,000 female elephant seals getting killed. [22] Other species in which the females (and/or their offspring) are injured or even killed include lions , rodents , farm cats , crabeater seals , sea lions , [ 1 ] bottle-nosed dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ), [ 9 ] red-sided garter snakes ( Thamnophis sirtalis ...