Friggin' Sweet
May 31

Friggin' Sweet

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Photo Gallery (Liger): I found this on Snopes this morning. I bet this Liger has gone off some sweet jumps. According to the Wikipedia article, here’s why Ligers are so big:

Ligers grow much larger than tigers or lions and it is believed this is because female lions transmit a growth-inhibiting gene to their descendants to balance the growth-promoting gene transmitted by male lions (this gene is due to competitive mating strategies in lions).

Being the offspring of a male lion and female tiger, the liger inherits the growth-promoting gene, but does not have the growth-inhibiting gene and typically grows larger than either animal; this is called Growth dysplasia.

by Deane   May 31, 2005 6:51 AM    |   Follow Gadgetopia on Twitter

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by Tomás,   May 31, 2005 7:55 AM  

They're bred for their skills in magic!

by Joe,   May 31, 2005 12:31 PM  

When I become an evil overlord, I will train these bad boys as guards for my stronghold. Nobody wants to mess with an animal the size of a bear, only faster and with bigger teeth and claws.

by Younghusband,   May 31, 2005 4:03 PM  

I learned my magic skills from a liger.

by Dave,   May 31, 2005 5:12 PM  

Gee. I'd never heard of Ligers before, and they've already got enemies; The Anti-Liger Alliance.

by Younghusband,   June 2, 2005 12:32 AM  

Check this out. Via Creative Bits.

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