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  2. Liger - Wikipedia

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    The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion (Panthera leo) and a tigress, or female tiger (Panthera tigris). The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species . 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 .

  3. Hybrid speciation - Wikipedia

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    Likewise, lions and tigers have historically overlapped in a portion of their range and can theoretically produce wild hybrids: ligers, which are a cross between a male lion and female tiger, and tigons, which are a cross between a male tiger and a female lion; however, tigers and lions have thus far only hybridized in captivity. [12]

  4. 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.

  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. Adorable liger cub — lion and tiger hybrid — turns 100 days old in zoo [Video] Skip ...

  6. 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.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Equilibrium/Sustainability — Elephants, tigers avoid ... - AOL

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    Some of Asia’s biggest animals are flouting 12,000 years of extinction trends and flourishing in areas near humans, a new study has found. Four species — tigers, Asian elephants, wild boars ...

  9. Intraspecific competition - Wikipedia

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    In stationary organisms, such as plants, exploitative competition plays a much larger role than interference competition because individuals are rooted to a specific area and utilise resources in their immediate surroundings. Saplings will compete for light, most of which will be blocked and utilised by taller trees. [8]