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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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A liger, the result of a mating between a male lion and a female tiger in a captive...
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Diagram showing how different combinations of tigers (Panthera tigris) and...
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