Ligers, the males are sterile, the females can breed. Ligers reach completely un-natural size, because of the way lion %26amp; tiger genes combind, they do not stop growing throughout their lives. Of course this causes shorter lives, and arthritis problems.
Tigons, the males are sterile, and the females can breed. They do stop growing (fortunate for them).
There are other big cat hybrid crosses, involving leopards and jaguars.
Here in the U.S.A. none of these big cat hybrid crosses have anything beyond basic animal protection rights. You must give them food, water, shelter, and basic vet care. They do not have SPECIES protection rights, since they are not something that would occur in nature.
These hybrids are often bred by game farms, to provide %26quot;sport%26quot; for their customers.
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When you cross Tigons %26amp; Ligers back to the male lion or tiger, you start getting cubs that look very much like pure lions and tigers.So in states that have made it illegal to have the canned hunts of lions %26amp; tigers, these hybrid cats are the way around the law.
As such I personally refuse to go to any animal show, zoo or circus that promotes a hybrid big cat. I know they are not hunting the cat, but what happened to all the cats syblings?
I see people posting all the time about how %26quot;cool%26quot; it would be to own one of these hybrids.
I know the hybrid big cats also use to fall through the cracks in the U.K. I do not know if they tightend up laws to protect them or not.
Now that you know more about these hybrid big cats, how do you feel about them being bred? Will you ever go to a show with one of them in it?
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I recently saw something about this on PBS. It was nothing short of horrifying to see what people were doing for purely profit; with little or no concern for the well being of the ligers and tigons.It%26#039;s long overdue that people operating, supporting or participating in %26quot;canned%26quot; hunting or %26quot;sport%26quot; hunting need to have their own damn numbers thinned out extensively.
Something along a %26quot;Bill of Rights%26quot; for animals in this country is desperately need. Not only for domestic pets. I think this could be structured to more humanely see to better treatment of herd / stock animals, those in the %26quot;entertainment%26quot; field, and even animlas involed in reintroduction programs. 67% 4 Votes
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Ok...so I know that if nobody centuries ago had domesticated dogs and cats, I wouldn%26#039;t have these beloved furballs sharing my life today.
Still, I doubt that Dammit the polydactyl Kitty, Peggy the 3 legged dog, or Sadie the Beagle dog are going to devour my neighbors%26#039; young children any time soon...
Some animals make great companions. Others might eat you. Look at the personality difference between the mule, a hybrid, and the donkey and horse that create it. You really have no predictability or anticipation of how these %26quot;new%26quot; hybrids are going to behave. (Am I then opposed to mules? NO. See above. My friends%26#039; mules are not likely to eat anybody any time soon, they are bred for a logical purpose, not just to be %26quot;exotic.%26quot;)
REAL hunters are naturalists who share a bond with the prey and the land. All of this canned hunt crap is for armchair sportsmen who couldn%26#039;t track their way back through the bathroom door if not for the toilet paper stuck to the soles of their shoes.
I am for the most part opposed to this type of hybrid. I hope those who breed these for sport or novelty are promptly devoured like a tidy little snack by a liger who has grown to monumentous size. 17% 1 Vote -
I knew of the Ligers, but I didn%26#039;t know about the %26quot;law skirting%26quot; thing. That figures because there a lot of Ligers in Texas where caged hunting and Dick Cheney shooting people in the face go hand in hand.
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Do these animals physically mate with each other or is this done in a lab? I have never heard of this stuff. I want to know.
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I have never heard of ligers or tigons before and i cant believe people still hunt tigers and lions?I can understand your dislike of circuses as your not the only one.Zoos are a different story, in recent times there has been a transformation in how animals are being cared for and many zoos have valuable breeding programs for endangered species,a great example is the Taronga Park Zoo who have great success in breeding Pandas and other animals on the endangered list,they have built some very fine natural habitats and it is always a nice place to see animals who are being humanely looked after,no big game hunters there and that%26#039;s for sure.
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hybrids in reality is speeded up evolution
in Nature when species die out ,and land masses have changed or they have left their usual habitats ,cross breeding occurs and the surviving combination is the one that inherits .
so as far as that is concerned ,not much objection
I have always wanted to cross breed a human with a gorilla ,as construction workers
Animal shows i hate and is no less that slavery ,with a performance based on punishment and reward
i hate a circus and wont even go to one ,
we have a circus that comes to this town ,I live by the river ,and the circus people take the elephant out to the river to eat the water hyacinth and wash it ,
This is the saddest looking Elephant i have ever seen in my life ,in terrible condition ,thin .bad skin and limping with scars on its leg from the chains
it made me ashamed too look it in the sensitive eyes they got ,and they are very smart ,a disillusioned beaten spirit .
I have seen Elephants in the wild ,and this is a majestic proud healthy animal and beautiful to watch ,
the same applies to all circus animals .they all look sad and beaten ,and i bad condition.