A liger — which is a "ligre" in Spanish — is a hybrid offspring of a male lion and a tigress, a female tiger. A tigon is the ...

Yet when they are brought together artificially, they can interbreed. Such hybrids are called tions and ligers. Do they challenge the definition of species? Not really. The key words are ...

According to the Web site, the sanctuary has lions, leopards, bears, white tigers and even a liger, a cross between a lion and a tiger. The Web site also says the sanctuary has an affiliated ...

For example, animals called ligers are produced when a male lion and a female tiger reproduce. Tigons are produced when a female lion and male tiger have cubs. Unlike many young from hybrid ...

Yet when they are brought together artificially, they can interbreed. Such hybrids are called tions and ligers. Do they challenge the definition of species? Not really. The key words are ...

For example, animals called ligers are produced when a male lion and a female tiger reproduce. Tigons are produced when a female lion and male tiger have cubs. Unlike many young from hybrid ...