Posted by 10derHeart on June 28, 2005, at 9:13:21
In reply to Re: ha ha, there's really a Liger? that's hilariou, posted by crazyteresa on June 27, 2005, at 19:05:30
> My kids (and I) think it's funny because of the movie. Have you seen it???
No. Not yet. I actually forgot about that connection in this thread. But I plan to...sounds interesting and funny!
> Besides, it sounds as if no technology was involved.Maybe I used the wrong word. Don't know what to call it when zoos "encourage" these animals to mate cross-species. These are all from captive breeding programs, the best I can understand. I figured that from the articles when they used the phrases "a _____results from breeding a _____with a _____" - didn't sound natural. And I think, usually, lions and tigers would stay clear of each other in the wild..
I was really curious, so I read some more...
"Big cats generally stick to their own so these amazing hybrids don't occur naturally in the wild. Rather they're the product of captive breeding programs. They were much more common in the latter half of the 19th century, during the heyday of traveling circuses and sideshows."
(http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20050209.html)
>>The cats mated. End of story. What's the big deal? It would really be no different than a mule, the product of a horse and donkey.<<
I guess because they probably (well, to a point, anyway) didn't *want* to mate. And, it doesn’t work out over time. Which kinds makes sense to me, as it’s tough to tinker with nature and keep things healthy, IMO. There’s apparently been some suffering involved, because humans were curious and wanted to experiment. The article from gabbi’s link mentioned the tion being prone to cancers, but it was this one that got to me, as it says many are "deformed and diseased."
http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2004/12/india_carries_o.php
Sorry to be so darned serious...but the more I knew, the more I didn’t like. On the other hand, I get that sometimes trying new things is the only way to find out what happens, and to discover things that will ultimately help humans and/or animals. This doesn’t seems like one of those times…
I’m still going to rent ND, though :-)
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