tigons
Male-striped cat offspring
Tigons are hybrid big cats produced by crossing a male tiger with a female lion.
The reverse cross—male lion with female tiger—produces a liger.
Tigons are smaller than ligers and extremely rare, occurring almost exclusively in captivity.
Like most hybrids between species, tigons are typically sterile.
Mixed-lineage organism
- ligerHybrid of two big cats
- interspeciesBetween different species
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
mule · zonkey · breeding · heredity · chromosome · DNA · trait · dominant
Public animal collection
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- breeding programManaged reproduction for traits
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
endangered · keeper · wildlife park · exhibit · menagerie · animal husbandry · veterinary · preservation
In short supply
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- unusualNot often encountered
- extraordinaryBeyond what's typical
exceptional · unique · novelty · curiosity · atypical · rare breed · specimen · oddity
big cat
Large wild feline
fur · mane · roar · predator · carnivore · lioness · tigress · cubs · pride · territorial
crossbreed
Mixed-lineage organism
- ligerHybrid of two big cats
- interspeciesBetween different species
- offspringBiological descendants produced
genetics · mule · zonkey · breeding · heredity · chromosome · DNA · trait · dominant · recessive
zoo
Public animal collection
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- breeding programManaged reproduction for traits
conservation · endangered · keeper · wildlife park · exhibit · menagerie · animal husbandry · veterinary · preservation · regulation
scarce
In short supply
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- unusualNot often encountered
extraordinary · exceptional · unique · novelty · curiosity · atypical · rare breed · specimen · oddity · anomaly