Extraordinary Animals: Liger

Liger Picture: The picture is of a hybrid animal half lion and half tiger.

About Liger

The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion and a female tiger. The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species. The liger is distinct from the similar hybrid called the tigon, and is the largest of all known extant felines.

Liger Facts

Color: Tawny, with feint tiger stripes.
Diet: Tawny, with feint tiger stripes.
Predators: No natural predators, but potentially other big cats.
Top Speed: 80 kph (50 mph)

Tigon

Tigon Picture: The picture is of a Tigon and its white. It's a hybrid animal. The color of the Tigon is white.

About Tigon

A tigon or tiglon is the hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a female lion, they exhibit visible characteristics from both parents: they can have both spots from the mother and stripes from the father.