Zvenigora t1_j9gsq0m wrote
Reply to comment by RAMPAGINGINCOMPETENC in TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
Unsure about ligers, but some female tygons (reverse parentage from ligers) have in fact been fertile.
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