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| name = Tiliger | |||
| image = taliger at G.W. Park.jpg | |||
| image_alt = World's first tiliger at G.W. Zoo | |||
| image_caption = World's first tiliger at G.W. Zoo | |||
| genus = Panthera | |||
| father = tigris | |||
| father_link = Tiger | |||
| mother = leo♂ × P. tigris♀ | |||
| mother_link = Liger | |||
}} | |||
The '''Tiliger''' is a second generation ] from a male ] (''Panthera tigris'') and a ] (which is the hybrid offspring of a lion and a tigress). The world's first tiligers were born on 16 August 2007 at ] in ].{{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} | |||
Although male ]s and ]s are sterile, female ligers and tigons can produce cubs. As with ligers, tiligers grow to a size that is typically larger than either of their lion and tiger forebears. Large males can grow up to 600 kg and total length 5,5 meters in length, while the females may grow weight 300 kg up to 360 kg and up to 4 meters in length.<ref>]</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
In the first litter of tiligers, 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}} | |||
On 7 March 2013, a second set of tiliger cubs were again born at Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. In this event, the sire - Noah - was a ] (''Panthera tigris altaica'') and the dam - Lizzy - was a ]. Three cubs were born to that litter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/barcrofttv/taligers-half-tiger-half-liger-cubs-born-in-usa-af4a |title=Taligers: Half Tiger Half Liger Cubs Born In USA |website=Buzzfeed.com |date=2013-04-29 |accessdate=2016-04-06}}</ref> | |||
Valley of the Kings in ] is home to a female tiliger named Ti-ler. | |||
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