Ligers, Zonkeys and Mules, Oh my! :)

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02-17-2005, 06:46 PM
Rottieluver45

Ligers, Zonkeys and Mules, Oh my! :)

Today in Biology my teacher confirmed that ligers are real. (Ligers are a cross of Tigers and lions) I didn't know that. and there are Tigons (Tigon-A cat born to a tiger father and a lion mother is known as a Tigon) they're sooo cool! I'll post some pics I googled. But Zonkeys are the best! A mix between and Donkey and a Zebra, they're really cute! And mules, I feel stupid, I didn't know that they were a mix of Horses and Donkeys...gosh...things I learn....anyway here are pics

http://www.sierrasafarizoo.com/images/animals/hobbs.jpg

That's a liger. look, it has strips!! Ligers are the largest cats in the world. All ligers are born sterile, so they can't breed :( I think they're so adorable!!

here's a zonkey..hahaha I love this picture!!

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/images/eve.jpg

I want a zonkey!

anyway, I just thought that was awesome!! :)
02-17-2005, 06:59 PM
flamepony12

"What's a liger?"
"It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like, a cross between a lion and a tiger"
"oh."

:D lol

That's so cool!! And the Zonkey is so cute, too!!
02-17-2005, 08:07 PM
animal_rescue

lol flamepony12!

I was the only one in my class that knew what a liger was when we were learning about it.I think they are adorable to!
02-17-2005, 08:08 PM
slleipnir

Quote:

Originally posted by flamepony12
"What's a liger?"
"It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like, a cross between a lion and a tiger"
"oh."

:D lol

That's so cool!! And the Zonkey is so cute, too!!

lol, I've still never seen that movie...but I saw that clip. Is it a good movie? It seems kinda weird.
02-17-2005, 08:21 PM
sammy101

Quote:

Originally posted by slleipnir
lol, I've still never seen that movie...but I saw that clip. Is it a good movie? It seems kinda weird.

its a really funny movie!!:D Go rent it soon!!!

those are adorable!!:D I love the Liger,very pretty:D and the Zonkey is adorable:)
02-17-2005, 08:24 PM
Lexi_Lover

Theres also an animal called a CABBIT. Its so weird! LOL!

Those animals are really WEIRD! The things the people(not to mention the animal world) comes up with these days! :rolleyes:
02-17-2005, 09:22 PM
lovemyshiba

OK, totally thought the Liger was something that Napoleon Dynamite made up--even better that it's a real animal:D
02-17-2005, 09:53 PM
green_chameleon_girl

omg!! Those are so cool!! lmao I thought they were made up from Napoleon Dynamite too!! LOL:D ;) :) :cool: :eek:
02-17-2005, 10:04 PM
Desert Arabian

Re: Ligers, Zonkeys and Mules, Oh my! :)

Quote:

Originally posted by Rottieluver45
And mules, I feel stupid, I didn't know that they were a mix of Horses and Donkeys...gosh...things I learn....anyway here are pics

Yep, they sure are. A mule is produced when you cross a male donkey (jack) with a female horse (mare). Mules cannot reproduce either- isn't that odd!! If you cross a female donkey (jenny) with a male horse (stallion) it is called a Hinny not a mule.
02-17-2005, 10:12 PM
Dogz

Quote:

Originally posted by lovemyshiba
OK, totally thought the Liger was something that Napoleon Dynamite made up--even better that it's a real animal:D

Same here!
And I must add that I love that movie. ;)
02-17-2005, 10:31 PM
NoahsMommy

Interesting thread!! :) That Liger is cool!
02-17-2005, 10:40 PM
MariaM

:eek:

http://www.strangecloud.com/indiejou...mns/liger4.jpg
http://www.strangecloud.com/indiejou...mns/liger5.jpg
-faints-
02-17-2005, 10:41 PM
MariaM

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING!

http://www.tigers-animal-actors.com/pom/liger.jpg
02-17-2005, 10:57 PM
wolf_Q

Quote:

Originally posted by Lexi_Lover
Theres also an animal called a CABBIT. Its so weird! LOL!

I'm pretty positive that is false. It is not possible for a rabbit and a cat to breed together.

A lion and a tiger yeah, they are both felines....but a cat and a rabbit? No.

http://www.messybeast.com/cabbit.htm
02-17-2005, 11:02 PM
green_chameleon_girl

A CABBIT!? lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/pogmo/cabbit.jpg

OH YEA!! If you guys like looking a fake photos like the Cabbit, then go to www.humandescent.com the pictures are all fake, but look real!
02-17-2005, 11:09 PM
cloverfdx

Aww the Zonkey is kind of cute, but i wish us humans would quit messing around with nature :(.

Those big cats are HUGE :eek:.
02-18-2005, 10:06 AM
ramanth

I thought of Napolean Dynamite when I saw the title for this thread. :D

Those pictures are amazing.
02-18-2005, 10:22 AM
EssTer

amazing pics...!!!
There are also zorses (horse+zebra)
http://homeusers.brutele.be/carolo-t...ages/zorse.jpg
http://www.sportpony.com/zj101.jpg
02-18-2005, 07:47 PM
delidog

The "Ligers" pictured here are at Miami Metro Zoo...In the second pic that you posted is the vet that cares for them...
He was on Good Morning America this morning with his Liger today...
02-18-2005, 09:33 PM
Suki Wingy

I'm watching Napolean Dynamite right now! Am I the only person who thinks it's a stupid movie? I've known about ligers and tigons for a couple of years. A liger is abnormally large- infact the larges of the big cats. The tigon is dwarfed. I read a whole website on big cat crosses that was great! I'll go look for it....
link and pics to come
02-18-2005, 09:44 PM
Suki Wingy

http://www.messybeast.com/big-cat2.html
Oh! this makes me soooo mad! I once read a long page with just description after description with great pic to go along. The back is just about cyan blue. I hope I can find it!
02-18-2005, 11:14 PM
Rottieluver45

The url doesn't work :( What is that a mix of? (in the pic)
02-18-2005, 11:18 PM
PJ's Mom

A jaguar and a lion. :)
02-18-2005, 11:19 PM
Rottieluver45

Ohhh! I see.

BTW: Nice Siggy!
02-18-2005, 11:19 PM
PJ's Mom

Thank you. Tanya helped me make it. :D
02-19-2005, 11:25 PM
Suki Wingy

oh, sorry. I'll go look for the original page I read a few years back.
02-20-2005, 01:02 AM
luckies4me

I too have known of ligers and the like for awhile now. I've seen a Zonkey in person, and if you search Pet Talk you may be able to find a picture I posted. Their very common here. :)