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40 odd points to being "Liked" by Imgur. Soo here's a couple of Ligers.
May 24, 2013 7:53 AM
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SurpriseNavigableRhombus
They're cool IRL, but breeding them is quite cruel to the mother tiger who has to carry giant babies + they have a slew of health issues.
nmtl
They can't mate however due to their DNA structure. But because they're captive born they're quite tame. For death machines.
Shoura
Females can and have. Males... not so much. And yeah, ligers don't turn up in nature at least any longer.
ImAllergicToCatsSorry
Pretty much my favourite animal.
HollaAtYoGurrrl
What...I thought Ligers were just something from Napolean Dynamite. I didn't know they actually existed! TMYK
digitalrelic
It's pretty much my favorite animal.
DoctorHypodermius
I heard about these in Napoleon Dynamite.
FirstWorldAnarchist
Saddle that thing and ride it into war, He-Man Style.
Datnorwegian
I'll upvote all your comments. That will get you "liged"
veryimgurwow
heh
RelentlessProcrastibation
http://imgur.com/yDkScgn
bureaucratbear
Has science gone too far?!!
61gun
too scary for me to dislike.
OmgRULatina
Don't see why they are bred given their problems and they're not natural... the baby is cute, however.
Thepenguinthatstoleyourtoothbrush
Actually due to hybrid vigour the Ligers have barely any genetic health problems and can live up to 24 years in captivity.
BaronHotschaft
Practically every domestic pet is unnatural, as are some of our crops, as well as all those endangered animal reserves. All unnatural.
ThisUserbabeHasAlreadyBeenChosen
They shouldn't be bred at all for various reasons & will people stop trying to be friends with wild animals already for fuck sake.
Kpatrandom
Must resist urge to recreate... Narnia. Ahh fuck it, who wants to ride it into battle with me?
dbread
So when can I get a Liger Zero?
w00tberrypie
Protip: Never make a post about how close you are to some reputation level. Its a magnet for downvote fairies. But still +1 for Ligers.
w00tberrypie
Shit. It's*
SpasticTactician
Downvote fairies. They aren't what you think they are. Every downvote does not come from a fairie. Many are earned.
axle94
I'll take three.
SeansPictures
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that these abominations of nature have a greatly reduced lifespan. Mad props humankind!
Shoura
They live about as long as other big cats in captivity. Something from 12 to 22, I think 24 is longest.
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Shoura
Yes, they grow. But the ages are still very close to those of lions and tigers, according to statistics. Also, no proof of other problems.
drinkthelava
10/10 Would ride into battle for Narnia.
TheMostAmazing
Ultimate security system/pet... One day...
snowtree
Being cats, I'm not sure they'd bother going after a burglar unless they were especially annoyed, or felt like playing.
crowey92
i had a former stray as a kid...those things are crazy territorial, literally if anyone but family came through the door, claws came out
ZombieZoo
I wouldn't be surprised if my cat helped the burglar.
mom0nga
BIG CATS ARE NOT PETS. There are more tigers chained up as backyard "pets" than there are in the wild. These photos make me sad.
IslackEffectively
Liger-zero!?
unknownfrost
Thank you for that! :)
Mikebroski
WHAT?!?!? My Accepted post got send into the negative =.=
baystateprimate
But why is it also fat?
bureaucratbear
Because it's been bred in captivity. It happens to big cats.
Asadachi
It would probably maul me, but I want to snuggle the hell out of this cat
Christianabanana
And I thought cleaning my cat's litter box was bad. Can you imagine the size of those poops??? Well, can you!?!?
icouldchangethiseverysingledayandyouwouldntevennoticewouldyou
Or the size of the food bowl?!
Justinicus
I don't think they have food bowls... I think they have food stables.
ocegur
Ligers?
User45816546
http://www.furrybones.com/images/tiger-lion-tigon-liger.jpg
Moosecock
Or in ghetto slang, Ligas
shimmeries
Where you can often hear Lyga blasting through the car speakers.
totalnerduk
Not liggas?
MurkyBanana
Ligers.
robertomas
Yeah, it's pretty much my favorite animal
NonGermanGerman
aren't they so misfunctioned and misbreeded that they have like no life expectancy?
jukeboxsavage
not at all. the males are simply sterile for the most part.
skepticalhippo
Offspring of a male lion and a female tiger. Which for some reason is bigger than both.
TrixiHobbitz
They don't have a genetic code to tell their bodies when to stop growing is what I've read. They just get massive and then die of health
TrixiHobbitz
(2) problems due to the weight
whatsthepoint
lion+tiger
hoorahforsnakes
+bears, oh my!
skepticalhippo
Specifically male lion and female tiger. The opposite is a tigon.
poopsiepop
Are those really small?
TrixiHobbitz
I think they run the size of the average lion. Ligers just don't have the genes to tell them to stop growing so they get massive
TrixiHobbitz
You want a really small hybrid, take a look at a Pumapard.
poopsiepop
There were no comparison pictures so I couldn't get the full effect ;-;
PetrificusTotalus
The Direwolf of the feline kingdom.
Prae7oriaN
Shadowcats?
RazvanR
Yes,exactly, You know, except real.
InkyBrush
LeafBlowerCan
fun fact: Direwolfs actually existed. (idk if this is common knowledge or not)
LeafBlowerCan
i mean in real life, not just Game of Thrones.
AsYouKnow
They "existed" in so far as there was once an animal with the same name but really not a lot of other similarities.
urlfield
Do they make liger saddles?
holyglamgrenade
i see an untapped market. you should hit it.
thepsudo
Riders are very bad for feline (and canine) spines. They are not pack animals. TMYK
SuperFlyingWhaleTitties
Reading that made me blow air out of my nose harder than usual.
shaarlune
A tiger is glorious. A lion is glorious. A liger is....fat with shorts paws ?
JordaniusSmutcat
Riddled with muscle, probably.
N1NJAK4T
It's not fat, they are jowls.
marvelsarah
It's like the corgi of jungle cats
littleinkblot
My sentiments exactly!
Shoura
Might be also overfed.They can easily eat more than is healthy...
juxyn
Also glorious. Gloriously fat with short paws.
snowtree
Reminds me of one my cats who is fat, but still has a lot of muscle. He can run vertically up the cat perch with no problem.
mikemike78
This is nothing but cruelty to animals. It's disgusting, please don't support this kind of thing people!
Shoura
Why?
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Shoura
I still haven't found good facts to either way. Also, some ligers have helped a lot in earning money to protection.
mikemike78
They're genetically weak, sickly, mostly live in pain & will definitely never see freedom. Just cuz we think they're cool.
Shoura
Yeah, not so sure. Also, aren't you bit late?
oobbooua
Oh, fuck off.
mikemike78
Animals are not ours to play with. It's not okay to cross breed species because we think its cool. Idiot.
oobbooua
Yes it is, weakling. Humans have claimed the planet as the dominant species and everything in it.