Ligers and tigons are tiger/lion hybrids. The breeding of these two species has unusual results...
Ligers (above) are bred from a male lion and a female tiger. This hybrid dwarfs both of its' parents and is the largest cat in the world, standing on it's hind legs it is 12ft tall and can weigh up to 1000 pounds. They have a mixture of faint stripes and spots on their fur. They often suffer from health conditions or die early due to the breeding. Often ligers end up infertile. Many people view it as cruel breeding ligers due to the health defects they can suffer.
Tigons (above) are bred from a male tiger and female lion. They are not as common as ligers and aren't as big. They do also have health defects and males are often infertile.
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The Bengal tiger (above). There are between 1400 and 2000 of these tigers left in the wild. There populatipon has dropped 60% in the last decade, there is a massive conservation project to protect the species. It is the second largest tiger subspecies and the most common.
The Indochinese tiger (above). These tigers are often killed for chinese medicine. They are most common in Malaysia where they are protected from poaching. Although there are over a 1000 of them in the world only several hundred exist in the wild.
The Malaysian Tiger (above). This subspecies was only announced as an official subspecies in 2004. These tigers exist only in Malaysia and are protected, it is the third largest population of tigers with 600-800 of them left. Despite being an icon for Malaysia they are often killed for meat.
