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 ...

Lots of domestic animals are crossbred to make new breeds. Among dogs, for instance, a Siberian retriever is a cross between a Siberian husky and a Labrador retriever, while a cockapoo is a cocker ...

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 ...

A baby liger celebrated turning 100 days old in central China on September 15. Jing Jing was born on April 26, one of three cubs, to a female liger and a male tiger — the first of its kind in the ...

Restaurant chains aren’t done naming drinks after mythical creatures. Arby’s, perhaps trolling Starbucks, has introduced the “Liger Shake,” a mashup of chocolate and orange flavors that will be ...