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| The '''taliger''' is a ] cross between a male ] (''Panthera tigris'') and a ] ('']'' × '']''). The world's first taligers were born on August 16, 2007 at ] in ].{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} | The '''taliger''' is a ] cross between a male ] (''Panthera tigris'') and a ] ('']'' × '']''). The world's first taligers were born on August 16, 2007 at ] in ].{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} | ||
| Although male ] and ] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/Liger#Size_and_growth |title=Liger: Size and growth |publisher=Misplaced Pages |date= August 18, |
Although male ]s and ]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/Liger#Size_and_growth |title=Liger: Size and growth |publisher=Misplaced Pages |date= August 18, 2003 |accessdate=March 9, 2013}}</ref> 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.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| In the first litter of taligers, the sire - Kahun - was a ] (''Panthera tigris tigris'') and the dam - Beauty - was a ]. 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.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} | In the first litter of taligers, the sire - Kahun - was a ] (''Panthera tigris tigris'') and the dam - Beauty - was a ]. 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.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} | ||
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On March 7, 2013, a second set of taliger cubs were again born at ] in ]. In this event, the sire - Noha - was a ] (''Panthera tigris altaica'') and the dam - Lizzy - was a ]. Three cubs were born to that litter.{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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| {{Mammal hybrids}} | {{Mammal hybrids}} | ||
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| Tiliger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Genus: | Panthera |
| Species: | Panthera tigris♂ × (Panthera leo♂ × Panthera tigris♀)♀ |
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 white bengal tiger (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 7, 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
- "Liger: Size and growth". Misplaced Pages. 18 August 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
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