Is a liger a separate species of a lion and a tiger?

A Lion (male) and tigress (female) will produce a Liger while a lioness (female) and a tiger (male) will produce a tiglon. These rare hybrids are usually the result of human assistance and encouraged interbreeding. Nonetheless, these hybrids have demonstrated the ability for the two species to interbreed. read more

A liger, the result of a mating between a male lion and a female tiger in a captive environment. In nature, interbreeding between these separate species is prevented by prezygotic reproductive isolating mechanisms (RIMs), such as differences in behaviour, and by nonbiologic factors, such as differences in range. read more