Tigon

[[image:http://www.savannah-cats.net/tigon.jpg align="left"]]Tigon
Panthera tigris X leo alayna9 A Tigon is the hybrid of a male tiger and a lioness. The tigon is not currently as common as the converse hybrid, the liger; however, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tigons were more common than ligers. Tigons can exhibit characteristics of both parents: they can have both spots from the mother (lions carry genes for spots — lion cubs are spotted) and stripes from the father. Any mane that a male tigon may have will appear shorter and less noticeable than a lion's mane and is closer in type to the ruff of a male tiger. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigon

Size
A tigon is often smaller than either a lion or tiger though some have attained or exceeded the size of the smaller parent. A fully grown tigon is usually less that 350lbs. http://www.messybeast.com/genetics/hyb-tigon.htm

Diet
A fully grown tigon is usually less that 350lbs. Ligers are not sterile, **...** They love to eat something called, King Lion diet which is taking a horse, a cow, a couple of pigs and a flock of chickens and putting them into a blender on high with all they parts and pieces. This ends up looking like a raw bloody meatloaf. They also enjoy restaurant quality chicken thigh quarters and chunk. [|www.biology-online.org/biology-forum/about1036.html - 44k]

Population
Are a hybrid so there is few in the world.

Lifespan
The lifespan of tigons, as well as other hybrid animals, is shorter than a normal species. The animals seem prone to cancers and other illnesses http://www.geocities.com/pride_lands/Liger_Tigon.html

Habitat
Differences in the behaviour and habitat of the lion and tiger make interbreeding unlikely. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9048216/liger

Range
There is no range for a liger or a tigon. http://www.geocities.com/pride_lands/Liger_Tigon.html

Offspring
Tigons, on the other hand, are extremely difficult to breed and very rare. http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/tigons.html