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Tigon - National Zoo and Aquarium

Cross between a Tiger and a Lion - at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra

Tigon - National Zoo and Aquarium
Simon Hampel, 5 Sep 2006
kermodei and felis silvestris like this.
    • Simon Hampel
      Cross between a Tiger and a Lion - at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra
    • mstickmanp
      Is he/she still alive?
    • djaeon
      Beautiful cat.
    • okapikpr
      Which one is the father?
    • PAT
      I think whichever animals name is put first is the father.


      Liger=lion male+tiger female
      Tigon=Tiger male+lion female
    • drzoomi
      I realy don't understand why a good zoo is keeping such an animal.....it's sad and i think its very unprofessional.
    • Simon Hampel
      I believe that the Tigon at the National Zoo in Canberra was rescued from a circus - the zoo gave it a home to live out the rest of its life.

      This was discussed here: http://www.zoochat.com/24/tigon-national-zoo-9/
    • drzoomi
      ligers and tigons

      i honstly don't think zoo's should breed and exhibit those kind of animals, but if they recued it from somewhere its a good thing, still i think those animals should be kept off the scences.
      they are amazing animals and very intresting but i dont think zoos should educate people to belive thats its ok to breed different kinds of animals togther.
    • Animaldude
      i think the tigon is dead
    • Hix
      It is dead. Died last year some time.
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