Meet the Animals: Hercules June 30, 2008

A Liger is a hybrid where the male is a lion and the female is a tiger. If the situation is reversed where the female is a lion and the male is a tiger, he would be called a tigon. The Liger is the world largest feline and can weigh over 900 pounds and stand almost 12 feet tall. The liger has both stripes and spots. The stripes are inherited from its tiger parent and the spots from the lion parent. Our Liger, Hercules, enjoys drinking out of baby bottles filled with milk as special treats. He can be seen at the new Liger exhibit that is adjacent to the Jungle Theatre.