In January 2017, a Russian zoo made the headlines with the birth of a liger cub named Tzar – a cute hybrid cat born to a female tiger and a male lion. The excitement generated by the news worldwide ...

Modern-day felines may be the ultimate mutts. Different species of cats mated with each other at several points in history, a new genetic study of felines reveals. These ancient cat hybrids may have ...

But there are many who argue that it should not happen. Napoleon Dynamite got the parts of the liger right, but they're not bred for their "skills in magic." Those opposed to crossbreeding would claim ...

Red pandas and raccoons share physical traits but have distinct evolutionary paths. Red pandas inhabit Asian mountain forests ...

A GIANT beast dubbed the world’s biggest cat is drawing comparisons with the terrifying prehistoric sabre-toothed tiger. Incredible clips of the monster-sized liger – the hybrid offspring of a lion ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Imprinted genes are under greater selective pressure than normal genes. This is because only one copy is active at a time. Any variations in that copy will be expressed. There is no “back-up copy” to ...

Herculean cat! A giant 10-feet-long liger — hybrid of a tigress and a lion — has been named the world’s biggest cat by Guinness World Records. The liger appropriately named Hercules weighs 418kg and ...

Hercules is fed by one of his keepers (Picture: Jamers Ellerker/GuinnessWorld Records) A liger has officially been recognised as the world’s biggest cat, measuring in at an incredible 10 feet in ...