There has been a stuffed Liger at the zoo in Salt Lake City, Utah since I was a very small child ... probably 35 years ago, that I remember. I think it was born at the zoo, and they stuffed it when it died. So, they are not a new thing, by any means.
As far as intentionally breeding a lion with a tiger .... WHY? Both lions and tigers are losing habitat in the wild, are victims of poachers, etc. I highly doubt if a modern zoo is going to take a "Liger", since it is not a natural species. I just fail to see what is to be gained by "making" a new crossbreed like this. Do we not have enough trouble in the world providing safety and space for natural species of big cats? There's no purpose to this whatsoever, except someone getting some publicity and making some money. If someone truly wants to benefit big cats, they should donate some time or money to saving the lives and habitat of naturally occuring predators in danger of extinction in the wild. Now that would be a much better hobby!
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