Interspecies Sex Between A Tiger and A Lion

I never knew before that there is interspecies sex betwen a tiger and a lion that can produce offspring.

I've already heard before about the mule that is the offspring resulting from the breeding of a male donkey and a female horse. But about Ligers (lion + tiger) or  Tigons/Tiglons (tiger + lion), I just found out now. I think this is a pretty great thing, although this may only occur in captivity.

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If a male tiger mating with a lioness (a female lion), they will be able to produce offspring called Tigons.

Two tigons (male to the left, female to the right)

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If a male lion mating with a female tiger, they will be able to produce offspring called Ligers.

A male liger called Hobbs, the son of an African lion and a Bengal tigress.

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And what if a Dog mating with A Tiger,  can you image what their offspring might look?  And would be called what??

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For more information about Ligers and Tigons, you can visit the following sites:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligers
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiglon
• http://ambassadors.net/archives/issue14/features3.htm
• http://wild-facts.com/2010/02/01/wild-fact-885-this-animal-is-dynamite-liger-2/

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