Urban Legends Reference Pages: Photo Gallery (Liger): I found this on Snopes this morning. I bet this Liger has gone off some sweet jumps. According to the Wikipedia article, here’s why Ligers are so big:

Ligers grow much larger than tigers or lions and it is believed this is because female lions transmit a growth-inhibiting gene to their descendants to balance the growth-promoting gene transmitted by male lions (this gene is due to competitive mating strategies in lions).

Being the offspring of a male lion and female tiger, the liger inherits the growth-promoting gene, but does not have the growth-inhibiting gene and typically grows larger than either animal; this is called Growth dysplasia.

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1. Comment by Tomás, May 31, 2005 7:55 am

   They’re bred for their skills in magic!

2. Comment by Joe, May 31, 2005 12:31 pm

   When I become an evil overlord, I will train these bad boys as guards for my stronghold. Nobody wants to mess with an animal the size of a bear, only faster and with bigger teeth and claws.

3. Comment by Younghusband, May 31, 2005 4:03 pm

   I learned my magic skills from a liger.

4. Comment by Dave, May 31, 2005 5:12 pm

   Gee. I’d never heard of Ligers before, and they’ve already got enemies; The Anti-Liger Alliance.

5. Comment by Younghusband, June 2, 2005 12:32 am

   Check this out. Via Creative Bits.

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