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  2. Liger - Wikipedia

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    The history of liontiger hybrids dates to at least the early 19th century in India. In 1798, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844) made a colour plate of the offspring of a lion and a tiger. The name "liger", a portmanteau of lion and tiger, was coined by the 1930s. [4] "Ligress" is used to refer to a female liger, on the model of ...

  3. Big cat - Wikipedia

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    The tiger then evolved into a unique species towards the end of the Pliocene epoch, approximately 3.2 Ma. The ancestor of the lion, leopard, and jaguar split from other big cats from 4.3–3.8 Ma. Between 3.6 and 2.5 Ma, the jaguar diverged from the ancestor of lions and leopards. Lions and leopards split from one another approximately 2 Ma. [9]

  4. Panthera - Wikipedia

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    Panthera is a genus within the family Felidae, and one of two extant genera in the subfamily Pantherinae.It contains the largest living members of the cat family. There are five living species: the jaguar, leopard, lion, snow leopard and tiger, as well as a number of extinct species, including the cave lion and American lion.

  5. 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.

  6. Zoo Lions Playing With Cardboard Boxes Just Like House Cats ...

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    And, despite their massive difference in size, it turns out that big cats are not so very far removed from their domesticated cousins. Both house cats and large species like lions and tigers share ...

  7. Detroit set for sports frenzy as Lions, Tigers play ... - AOL

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    The Lions and Tigers both square off against opponents Sunday at their respective fields in downtown Detroit for the first time since Oct. 2. 2022.

  8. 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. The first such hybrid was born in 1943, at the Hellabrunn Zoo.

  9. Bear, lion and tiger ('the BLT') are unexpected best friends

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    Bear, lion and tiger ('the BLT') are unexpected best friends