The liger is the offspring of a male lion (Panthera leo) and a female tiger (Panthera tigris). There is another type of lion-tiger hybrid called a tigon, which results from the breeding of a male ...

A private zoo keeper in Taiwan is being investigated by authorities after breeding a lion with a tiger and creating two liger cubs. Huang Kuo-nan has insisted he did not mate the two animals on ...

In January 2017, a Russian zoo made the headlines with the birth of a liger cub named Tzar – a cute hybrid cat born to a female tiger and a male lion. The excitement generated by the news worldwide ...

Local authorities have confiscated two newborn liger cubs – crossbreeds of a tiger and a lion – from a private zoo in Taiwan, reports Tuesday say. The cubs have been taken to a research institute at ...

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A tiger is already an animal that attracts attention wherever it appears. Powerful, solitary, and built for hunting, it is the largest naturally occurring member of the cat family. A liger, by ...

The zoo is the island's first to breed the hybrid of a lion and a tigress, but officials seized the cubs and said they may fine the owner. The three liger cubs were born in Taiwan on Sunday at the ...