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Discussion in 'United States' started by vogelcommando, 6 Mar 2014.

  1. vogelcommando

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    This article, from a somewhat dubious news source (based on the other linked articles they were promoting), lost all credibility with the following statement. "There is a very tiny possibility of a white lion and white tiger meeting in the wild and producing an offspring."

    Considering that white lions occur (extremely rarely) in the wild only in South Africa and white tigers occur (extremely rarely and not in the last half century) only in central India, I would say the possibility is more than very tiny. The article also states that ligers exist "mostly in captivity." Yes, especially if your definition of mostly means all or always.
     
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    you don't think that OMG Facts is a credible news organisation to be researching their facts from?

    Well, I for one applaud Myrtle Beach. White lions and white tigers are both critically endangered, and by cross-breeding them they have produced an even more critically endangered cat. You must just not understand science.
     
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    Ahh yes, I stand corrected. ;)

    (Just in case any forum newcomers or online observers do not get it, Chlidonias is being extremely sarcastic).
     
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    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I actually went to the OMG Facts link, where they are much more ... er, "scientific" in their wording:

    Anyway, then I went to their source material and it was a Daily Mail article from January 2014: The world's first white 'liger' cubs are rarest big cats on the planet | Daily Mail Online

    I was pretty sure I had seen this before, so I had a quick look and Lo And Behold: http://www.zoochat.com/2/ligers-zonkeys-other-hybrids-50078/index7.html (from post 102).
     
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