No one seems to know how many real ligers there are. Public zoos don’t keep them and will barely acknowledge their existence. And they don’t occur in nature.

Crossbreeding a liger requires a male lion and a female tiger, while a tigon requires a male tiger and female lion. Since lions almost exclusively inhabit the African continent and tigers live ...

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 ...

Two liger cubs were born in a private Taiwanese zoo on Aug. 15, and were confiscated by local officials later that day. The zoo's owner, Huang Kuo-nan, could face a fine up to $1,600 for illegally ...

What exactly is a liger? A cross between a male lion (Panthera leo) and female tiger (Panthera tigris). The liger is the world's largest big cat, growing up to 12 feet long and 1,200 lbs. Ligers ...

While most ligers have a lion parent and a tiger parent, Jing Jing was born to a liger mom and a tiger dad.

“Despite rumors of magical skills, the liger is a very real and breathtaking beast,” the release states. The new drink is available throughout the month of June.

These adorable pictures show three rare liger cubs that have recently been born at a a zoo in Russia. All of the cubs were born female and are a rare mix between a lion and a tiger; the biggest kno… ...