blueponies1 t1_j9lmcnb wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:29 PM Reply to comment by HealthyMaintenance49 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 Let Tigons be Tigons Permalink Parent 1
blueponies1 t1_j9lmcnb wrote
Reply to comment by HealthyMaintenance49 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
Let Tigons be Tigons