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Liger A liger, a large feline hybrid of a lion and a tiger, stands on grass and dirt near fallen logs with a rocky wall in the background. Diagram illustrating how a male lion and female tiger produce a liger, which grows larger than either parent, while a male tiger and female lion produce a tigon, which is similar in size or smaller than its parents. Lions, tigers, ligers, and tigons are shown side by side with size and weight comparisons, and a scale bar at the bottom indicates 3 feet and 1 meter for reference.
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Liger
Liger

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liger, offspring of a male lion and a female tiger. The liger is a zoo-bred hybrid, as is the tigon, which is the result of mating a male tiger with a female lion. The liger and the tigon possess features of both parents, in variable proportions, but are generally larger than either. It is thought that most, if not all, male ligers and tigons are sterile. The females, however, on occasion, may be able to...

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