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The Story Of The World’s First White Ligers
There are around 1,000 ligers in the world today, but none of them were white until these 4 cubs came along.
They are also the most pointless big cats on the planet because they have no conservation value!
This .. hurts my brain.
White tigers are genetically fucked up already - hybrids between subspecies, inbreed to “fix” the recessive white gene. And then someone figured that breeding a white tiger to a white lion was a good idea??? Ligers (and tigrons) already have known problems due to them being hybrids; their genes don’t work perfectly resulting in various health problems.
And… why would you make a didyouknow post about it without mentioning their downsides?? I can’t imagine the number of people now gushing over this :I
These cubs were born over a year ago and this is literally the only thing I’ve heard about them despite how “awesome and rare” they are. Are they even still alive you think?
It pisses me off so much when popular ‘facts’ blogs go and do shit like this T___T
“In their own wild habits, and after their own fashion, lions and tigers are necessary and very splendid creatures. A bastard strain from the crossing of these two species is not in the least likely to add to the beauty of the wildernesses of Africa or Asia or to the usefulness of two necessary forms in the scheme of nature. Nor in civilized countries, beyond the mere fact of producing a "sport,” or curiosity, are these hybrids likely to be of interest or of use to anyone.“
An article on early attempts to breed Ligers, from Animal Life and the World of Nature Magazine (1902). It’s a shame the author’s words regarding the pointlessness of breeding ligers hasn’t been heeded to this day.