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What would ligers eat in Wild Africa?

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Please do remember that 25 pounds is just an average estimate, because ligers are capable of eating around 100 pounds of meat in a single sitting as well. ... Similarly a liger named as Samson at the Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary at Dakota consumed about 30 to 50 pounds of meat on a single day. read more

In the wild, the two animals that are bred together to create the liger, tigers and lions, eat a variety of meats. Tigers usually eat wild boar or deer, but may also eat a range of mammals, crabs, frogs and fish. read more

Ligers can certainly survive in the wild. Ligers are extremely fast runners about 50 to 60 Miles per hour. Ligers in wild will have a lot of strength to help them hunt any prey in the wild e.g., Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Hippopotamus, and deer etc. Liger can easily swim and hunt down Hippopotamus. read more

In 1935, four ligers from two litters were reared in the Zoological Gardens of Bloemfontein, South Africa. Three of them, a male and two females, were still living in 1953. The male weighed 340 kg (750 lb) and stood a foot and a half (45 cm) taller than a full grown male lion at the shoulder. read more

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