Ligers And Tigons, Oh My

What do you get when you cross a lion with a tiger? A liger. No, I'm not making that up. I have photos below as proof.

Who knew that lions and tigers even liked each other? They don't get along in the wild. Ligers usually happen only in captivity where the choice of mates is limited, kind of like being a 50 year old woman in L.A. They are the product of a lion father and tiger mother, not to be confused with tigons which have tiger dads and lion mothers. Tigons are smaller and more tiger like than ligers. Sorry, I don't have any pictures of tigons.

This sweet liger is still a baby and growing. He weighs about 1000 pounds and eats about 20 pounds of meat a day.



This photo reminds me of my blog coverdog photo. I'm a little jealous, though. I want a liger too. Murph is tiny compared to this gorgeous creature. I wonder if the neighbors would mind if I adopted a liger?

Thanks, Sarah.