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 called the 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.
A pumapard is a hybrid between a puma and a leopard.
The liliger is the hybrid offspring of a male lion and a female liger. In accordance with Haldane's rule, male tigons and ligers are sterile, but female ligers and tigons can produce cubs.
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