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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
Those pictures are modified.
Besides they are bullshitting you.
Genetically, it would be impossible to breed across species like that.
Tigers have different genes than lions. Although they are of the same Family group under the animal kingdom, the genes are not "syngeniec", they are orthologous.
Aside from it being a waste of time to develop some stupid procedure like that (DAYUM glad that is not my research), the practicalities of animal care would be psychotic. Tigers require more food than lions. In fact, lions only eat when necessary.
If anything, Lions are more closely related to Hyenas than Tigers.
However, the Bengal Tigers (like Tony the Tiger) seem to fair well in the African Wetlands and Estruaries when they were relocated from Asia...
The only way some crazy cloning scheme like that might occur after 1000 tries if there was IVF manipulation, with H.A.T. hybridoma techniques and hope there is enough diploidy to implant in some large domestic cat... But good luck with that...
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You better do that! With the with the words I can't pronounce!
Are you sure this is fake? Because I recall reading a news story on this from a reputable source some time ago, could have been AP newswire, and
PBS has an article about the "species" as well. I thought that one picture with the man holding the tiglilon (whatever) at the microphone was a tad suspect, and the fact that they have to estimate the weight of their own animal struck me as odd, but I do recall having a good reason from a while back ago, other than these two links, to not have doubted that this was true. Or maybe I'm just that naive.
