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The taliger is a hybrid cross between a male tiger (Panthera tigris) and a ligress (Panthera leo × Panthera tigris). The world's first taligers were born on August 16, 2007 at The Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

Although male tiglons and ligers are sterile, female hybrids can produce cubs. As with ligers - which are born without an epic gene - taligers also grow to a size which is fundamentally larger than that of their tiger and lion forebears. In a scientific document to be published by researchers at Texas A&M university, conclusive evidence suggests that ligers, taligers and tiglons are genetically and physically stronger than their forebears as well.

History

In the first litter of taligers, the sire - Kahun - was a (Panthera tigris tigris) and the dam - Beauty - was a liger. Five cubs were born to that litter - four male and one female - named Tanyaro, Yun Yi, Monique, and two others that were moved to other facilities.

On March 07, 2013, a second set of taliger cubs were again born at The Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. In this event, the sire - Noha - was a siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) and the dam - Lizzy - was a liger. Three cubs were born to that litter.

References

1. "Liger: Size and growth". Misplaced Pages. August 18, 2003‎. Retrieved March 09, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

External links

• The Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Foundation

Further reading

• Use dmy dates from March 2013
• Panthera hybrids
• Zoos in Oklahoma