Wow, a Liger.

[PhaQGM]

http://www.mosnews.com/news/2004/12/06/liger.shtml

[93ramvert]

now thats F'n cool

[HerNastyNotch]

Thats f'n stupid.

[EddieGT]

that's my favorite kind of animal

btw, that's one huge "cub"

[PhaQGM]

that's my favorite kind of animal

btw, that's one huge "cub"

It was bread for its skills and magic.

[02BlueStang]

where have you guys been lol....this has been around for months now lol

[csc]

that's my favorite kind of animal

btw, that's one huge "cub"

exactly what i was thinking. that a big cub!

[HerNastyNotch]

where have you guys been lol....this has been around for months now lolTry a few years... There are people here in the states that breed them on purpose to make money and they've been doing it for quite some time. And the ligers get put down or spend their lives miserably when they get too big or too expensive or too aggressive and the novelty wears off.

They also breed Ligons... a cross between a male tiger and a female lion.

None of these animals exist in the wild and there is a reason for that.

Ligers grow much larger than tigers or lions. This is because female lions and male tigers transmit a growth-inhibiting gene to their descendants. Being the offspring of a male lion and female tiger, the liger does not have the growth-inhibiting gene and grows much more. They will grow constantly through their lifespan until their bodies cannot sustain their size anymore.

[EddieGT]

Ligers grow much larger than tigers or lions. This is because female lions and male tigers transmit a growth-inhibiting gene to their descendants. Being the offspring of a male lion and female tiger, the liger does not have the growth-inhibiting gene and grows much more. They will grow constantly through their lifespan until their bodies cannot sustain their size anymore.do their internals start to spew out their eye sockets, nostrils, ears, and other body orifices?

[PhaQGM]

do their internals start to spew out their eye sockets, nostrils, ears, and other body orifices?

I'm guessing they get so big that their skeletal system can't support their own weight anymore.

[EddieGT]

I'm guessing they get so big that their skeletal system can't support their own weight anymore.
your sole purpose in life is to turn my jokes into boring facts

:fu:

[PhaQGM]

your sole purpose in life is to turn my jokes into boring facts

:fu:

I need more beer.

[EddieGT]

also, if you want to get boring and technical, the reason why animals without growth inhibiting genes have a shorter life span is because all tissues in their body continue to grow. Eventually, this will cause complications with some of their vital organs, in paricular their hearts. An oversized heart will eventually not have enough strength to pump blood throughout their bodies, lowering their blood pressure and eventually causing other organs to fail due to lack of oxygen.

[EddieGT]

I need beer too

[PhaQGM]

also, if you want to get boring and technical, the reason why animals without growth inhibiting genes have a shorter life span is because all tissues in their body continue to grow. Eventually, this will cause complications with some of their vital organs, in paricular their hearts. An oversized heart will eventually not have enough strength to pump blood throughout their bodies, lowering their blood pressure and eventually causing other organs to fail due to lack of oxygen.

Does that mean that they get really large penises as well?

[EddieGT]

Does that mean that they get really large penises as well?
yea, but they're limp due to the reduced blood pressure

[PhaQGM]

yea, but they're limp due to the reduced blood pressure

Kinda makes you feel sorry for the females...

[EddieGT]

Kinda makes you feel sorry for the females...
nah, nature always finds a way. that's what mutual carpet munching is for