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 ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.—They've rescued bears, lions and tigers - but the latest rescue? A pair of real, live ligers! No, they're not bred for their skills in magic, but they are the product of controlled ...

Ligers aren’t some mythical animal reserved for the world of “Napoleon Dynamite.” While extremely rare, these mixed felines with the facial features of a lion and stripes of a tiger are an actual ...

Yes, Las Vegas is getting a liger, potentially the most terrifying hybrid to stride the Strip since French-Canadian singer Celine Dion. (“Enter the Liger,” by the way, would be an excellent title for ...

Three liger cubs born in a private zoo in Taiwan but only two survive. BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2010 -- With black spots painted over a luscious orange-yellow fur coat, it lazily raises a left paw. One look ...

But there are many who argue that it should not happen. Napoleon Dynamite got the parts of the liger right, but they're not bred for their "skills in magic." Those opposed to crossbreeding would claim ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The Taiwanese government will fine a private zoo operator for cross-breeding a lion and a tiger, resulting in the birth of three liger cubs, an official says. Wu Hsing ...

Napoleon Dynamite would be so relieved. The massive feline on the loose in the Simi Valley veld was not a liger. It was a tiger, now a very dead tiger. The mystery ended Wednesday morning, when the ...