Big cat experts say that ligers have no conservation value. Photograph by Christian Charisius, Reuters. According to the association, zoos today are supposed to be arks for threatened animals and ...

The most common big cat hybrid is the liger (lion father and tiger mother), while tigons (lion mother and tiger father) seem to be more rare. "For some reasons, people are very interested in ligers.

The creation of hybrid big cats like ligers raises serious ethical questions. Experts weigh in on the potential dangers and the allure of these magnificent creatures. Dive into the debate! # ...

A liliger—the offspring of a liger mother and lion father—born in Russia may be cute, but it has no relevance in helping save big cats, experts say.

Ligers are mostly found in zoos and are the largest big cat in the world weighing up to 795lb - almost double the weight of either a lion or tiger. They can reach an outstanding length of 12ft and ...

Yeti, Odlin, Sampson and Apolo are the world's most unique big cats First 'liger' cubs to be born from white male lion and white female tiger At six weeks old, they already weigh 15lbs and gain a ...

The liger is the world's largest big cat, growing up to 12 feet long and 1,200 lbs. Ligers resemble large lions with stripes; like tigers, they are comfortable in the water.

Ligers and Tigons: The Results Of Big Cat Mashups That Shouldn’t Really Exist. Complete the form below to listen to the audio version of this article.

Believe it or not, tigers are not the largest big cat. Ligers are (you might remember ligers from Napoleon Dynamite).Why? It has to do with the weirdness that occurs when you hybridize across two ...

The rescue called the cats "Big Cat Rescue's odd couple." It said the two were raised together as a roadside zoo, and its owners had hoped the two would mate so they could sell "liger" cubs.