Liger!

[Enterprize]

A quick wikipedia search finds that ligers are a cross between a male lion and a female tiger. A male tiger and a female lion is called a tigon. tigons are apparently less common than ligers.

Cute either way, though ^_^

[JonBell]

The true liger:


Let the law suits fly

[MrToast]

Originally Posted by JonBell

The true liger:


Let the law suits fly

HAHAHA I love it!

Dave

[santosh]

These things are up to 12 fet long and are like 600 lbs or something like that. These things are completely real. I have done a DNA/Genetics project on these guys.

[Rombus]

Originally Posted by JonBell

The true liger:

Let the law suits fly

Bah everyone knows the next names of the OSX versions will be named:
10.5 - Siamise
10.6 - Calico


btw, that liger is neat looking!

[Matt Attallah]

It's ok...

But it still lacks the magical skills and the 3-hour upper lip shading required for it to be awsome.

I give it a 4 out of 10.

[David Guzman]

Perhaps this should be our robot name next year???????
or maybe a masscott

Dave

[Daniel Brim]

I am strictly opposed to any such hybrid animal. On another forum I am on, I have said zealously that hybridizing is bad. In my opinion, this is an example of humans sticking their noses where they don't belong and playing god/god-like-figure. This is one reason that humans are contributing to one of the largest mass-extinctions in the history of earth. Say a liger got out. Think of the environmental consequences of the tiger's of lion's habitat. Tigers are already disappearing rapidly. We don't need a catalyst for its destruction.

-Daniel

[IMDWalrus]

Originally Posted by DanielBCR

I am strictly opposed to any such hybrid animal. On another forum I am on, I have said zealously that hybridizing is bad. In my opinion, this is an example of humans sticking their noses where they don't belong and playing god/god-like-figure. This is one reason that humans are contributing to one of the largest mass-extinctions in the history of earth. Say a liger got out. Think of the environmental consequences of the tiger's of lion's habitat. Tigers are already disappearing rapidly. We don't need a catalyst for its destruction.

-Daniel

If I'm not mistaken, though, most of the ligers that have been born are in captivity and not anywhere near natural lion or tiger habitats.

Spain isn't anywhere near lions or tigers, really.

It's still not a good thing, but I think the chances of a liger getting out and interfering with wild lions or tigers is a minimal one.

omgosh!!! its so cutee!!! i dont care if its a liger or lion or tiger or w/e the really name is...the only thing that matters is that its so cutee!!

[MrToast]

Originally Posted by DanielBCR

I am strictly opposed to any such hybrid animal. On another forum I am on, I have said zealously that hybridizing is bad. In my opinion, this is an example of humans sticking their noses where they don't belong and playing god/god-like-figure. This is one reason that humans are contributing to one of the largest mass-extinctions in the history of earth. Say a liger got out. Think of the environmental consequences of the tiger's of lion's habitat. Tigers are already disappearing rapidly. We don't need a catalyst for its destruction.

-Daniel

What sort of "environmental consequences" are you thinking of? Extreme crossbreeding? That's not a problem. Hybrid animals (ie chimera) are sterile. For example, a mule. The mule hasn't caused "environmental consequences" AFAIK....

Dave

[Wayne C.]

I must have missed something but they've been making Ligers and Tigons for years. I believe Siegfried and Roy and B&B Circus even had some in their acts at one time.

Of course these are artificial hybrids made in captivity. I think that they are sometimes fertile though- unlike most hybrids.

Oddly, there is an overpopulation of most of the common big cats in zoos and people have been trying to keep them as housepets a lot recently. I'd hate to change THAT litter box.

Rather than worry about hybrids escaping and overrunning the natural world I'd be more worried that there is a natural world left for them to overrun. Habitat loss is the number one destroyer of species, especially the big predators.

Frankly, snakes eat less and don't shred you when they get angry....

And of course Tigon makes a nice elastic tubing.....

WC

[Adam Y.]

Originally Posted by MrToast

What sort of "environmental consequences" are you thinking of? Extreme crossbreeding? That's not a problem. Hybrid animals (ie chimera) are sterile. For example, a mule. The mule hasn't caused "environmental consequences" AFAIK....

Dave

Actually they can reproduce though the contraversy involves human/nonhuman chimera's more than anything. On the one hand it's a good thing because it allows us to understand ourselves better but on the other hand I don't want anything gaining increased intelligence or worst because we stuck some cells in the animal.Article