This is Hercules. He is a liger and is only 3 years old. At 10 feet long and 1000 pounds, he is expected to reach 12 feet and over 1,200 pounds. According to the keeper in Miami, Hercules is the accidental result of a male lion and female tiger who got a little frisky. He’s apparently got the social aspects of his pappy and the gentle attitude towards humans of mom, making him the perfect half-ton kitty. If you can afford 20 lbs of beef or chicken/day, maybe you too can have a liger.
I can hear Veruca Salt right now…
“But daddy, I want a liger and I want a liger, now!”
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