Hear this page: Where do Ligers Come From? Irresponsible breeders is the short answer. A liger is the result of breeding a male lion to a tigress. A tigon is the result of breeding a male tiger to a lioness. Since lions and tigers do not exist in the same areas, this is not something…
ANSWER: While we would much prefer that people focus their thoughts on saving these magnificent animals than on who would win if a lion and tiger fight, the power of these two largest cats seems to raise this question in people’s minds. While it would depend on the size, age and aggressiveness of the specific animals…
Freckles the Liger 1/1/93 -7/5/2011 Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 12/19/2008 Most ligers suffer from a condition called Giganticism where they grow to over a 1,000 lbs in the first couple years of life. Since it is un natural for lions and tigers to cross breed (being that they are typically not on the same…
Skip the Bobcat touches lives world wide TAMPA – Rescuing stray cats is nothing new for Nici and Skip Haerter, but their latest rescue is no ordinary cat. “I love animals and there was never a question in my mind. I’d do whatever it took,” Nici said. While driving down Highway 46 in Sorrento, Nici…
Big Cats Depend on Fur Ball Success TAMPA – Cougars, bobcats, lions and tigers— more than a hundred are living out their lives at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa. And one of the newest arrivals is pretty rare, even by big cat standards. Freckles is a 16-year-old liger, a cross between a lion and a…