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  1. Liger - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. Liger | Size & Facts | Britannica

    Liger, offspring of a lion and a tigress. The liger and the tigon (the result of mating a tiger with a lioness) possess features of both parents, in variable proportions, but are generally larger and darker than …

  3. 18 Astonishing Liger Facts - Fact Animal

    As a Liger is the hybrid offspring of a Lion and a Tiger, it carries many different traits from both parents. However, the Liger has far more traits from the Lion parent than it does from the Tiger parent.

  4. Is the Liger a Real Animal or Just a 'Napoleon Dynamite' Gag?

    Nov 8, 2024 · The liger is the offspring of a male lion (Panthera leo) and a female tiger (Panthera tigris). There is another type of lion-tiger hybrid called a tigon, which results from the breeding of a male …

  5. The Liger – Meet the World Largest Cat

    Ligers are the world’s biggest cats, larger than their parents, with the strength of a lion and speed of a tiger combined. An average male liger stands almost 12ft tall on its hind legs and weighs up to half a …

  6. Liger Facts - Big Cat Rescue

    Feb 7, 2019 · Li-ligers, being second-generation hybrids (offspring of a male lion and a female liger), inherit the same genetic complications, often resulting in extremely sickly offspring that do not survive.

  7. Liger - New World Encyclopedia

    The liger is a hybrid cross between a male Panthera leo (lion), and a female Panthera tigris (tiger) and is denoted scientifically as Panthera tigris × Panthera leo (Milne 1927).

  8. Is There Such a Thing as a Liger? The Hybrid Cat Explained

    Aug 11, 2025 · A liger is a hybrid animal resulting from the crossbreeding of a male lion (Panthera leo) and a female tiger (Panthera tigris). This unique combination creates an animal that displays …

  9. Liger Animal Facts - Panthera leo × Panthera tigris - A-Z Animals

    May 27, 2024 · The Liger has an enormous and incredibly strong jaw with sharp, pointed teeth which are ideal for tearing through flesh. Ligers also have very muscular bodies and sharp claws which also …

  10. What is a Liger?

    A liger is a hybrid animal that results from the cross breeding of lion and tigress. Ligers are twice bigger than lions and tigers in terms of their weights. Ligers weigh more than 900 pounds.