The liger (lion + tiger) is a hybrid between a lion anda tigress.
Males are sterile hybrids of this animal, because the number of chromosomes of the lion and tiger are peers, but different, so the liger has an odd numberof chromosomes through the process of meiosisthat occurs in the formation of male and femalegametes (eggs and sperm, respectively), can mate with another animal with similar characteristics, as the pure tiger or lion, but their offspring may have thedelicate health.
His appearance is a giant lion with a tiger diffusestreaks. He is currently the largest cat in the world, somewhere between 3.5 and 4 feet long. With onlythree years may weigh half a ton, through their diet of meat and chicken.