[güttsfükk]

Two liger cubs - a cross between a male lion and a female tiger - are being nursed by a dog at a zoo in Weihai, eastern China.
Four cubs were born at the Xixiakou Wildlife Zoo earlier this month but only two survived.

The mother stopped feeding the cubs after a few days so the dog, which had recently had its own puppies, was enlisted to help.

Ligers are extremely rare and are thought to only be born in captivity.

Zoo spokesman Cong Wen said it was not clear why the tiger had stopped feeding her cubs, the Associated Press reports.

But she said that after some initial problems, the pair were feeding well from their canine stepmother.

Although they are a different species, tigers and lions are able to breed together.

Ligers are the largest known cat, usually growing much larger than either parent.

Source : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13520472

[DollHead]

SO FUCKING CUTE!!! Ligers grow to be 12 feet and are born sterile.

[chefbob09]

and this is why i dig dogs so much, they have more compasion than any human

[güttsfükk]

Originally Posted by Devil Mantis666 ↗

SO FUCKING CUTE!!! Ligers grow to be 12 feet and are born sterile.

only male ligers are infertile, the females are fertile and can be bred with either male tigers or male lions to make ti-ligers or li-ligers

and taken from this thread : http://www.documentingreality.com/fo.../ligers-11887/

Originally Posted by Kehko ↗

"yeah, it's pretty much my favorite animal" lmao!

What I think is amazing about this animal is that genetically, its growth is unchecked. When lions breed, the female contributes the growth-inhibiting genes. But when tigers breed, it is the male who contributes this. So when a male lion and female tiger produce offspring, neither parent's genes inhibit the growth of the ligers. So it pretty much grows until death when it's structure cannot support any more growth!
When a male tiger and female lion breed, both contribute a growth-inhibiting gene to the offspring, which is why the tigon is usually smaller than both parents.

btw, the woman sitting on that beast's back is fuckin nuts

[DollHead]

Originally Posted by güttsfükk ↗

only male ligers are infertile, the females are fertile and can be bred with either male tigers or male lions to make ti-ligers or li-ligers

and taken from this thread : http://www.documentingreality.com/fo.../ligers-11887/

Daaaamn the females are fertile??? Last time I researched the ligers I read that all were infertile. Well, shit, what do ti-ligers and li-ligers look like? Can't see how they can get any bigger. Must be awkward for the males trying to mate with ligers since they are so huge.