Is there such thing as a liger?

The liger is a hybrid offspring of a male lion and a female tiger. The liger has parents in the same genus but of different species. The liger is distinct from the similar hybrid tigon, and is the largest of all known extant felines. They enjoy swimming, which is a characteristic of tigers, and are very sociable like lions. Notably, ligers typically grow larger than either parent species, unlike tigons. read more

The liger is a hybrid cross between a male lion and a female tiger, not to be confused with a tiglon, or tigon, which is a hybrid cross between a male tiger and a female lion. Lions and tigers belong to the same genus (Panthera), but different species. read more

Yes, there is such a thing as a liger. It is the offspring of a male lion and female tiger. The offspring of a male tiger and female lion is called a tigon, and is usually smaller or at least no larger than its parents, whilst ligers tend towards gigantism and grow larger than their parents. read more