While hybrids like the liger are commonly known, there are other less popular and hard-to-believe species that actually exist.
Liger (male lion and female tiger): Despite numerous rumors of ligers existing in the wild, all known ligers currently live in captivity and are the result of intentional breeding. They typically grow very quickly and are the largest members of the cat family in the world. Hercules, the largest liger, is recognized as the largest cat in the world, weighing over 410 kg. (Image: HuffPost).
Tigon (male tiger and female lion): Also known as tiglon or tion, these are the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion. Tigons exhibit characteristics from both parents: they may inherit spots from their mother and stripes from their father. Additionally, tigons and ligers can interbreed to produce another hybrid. (Image: Earth).
Zebroid (zebra and horse): Darwin was one of the first scientists to mention zebroids, a wild hybrid that is more difficult to tame and more aggressive than horses. One variation of this hybrid is the zonkey, which is the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. (Image: NBC News).
Jaglion (male leopard and female lion): This is a rare combination of a male leopard and a female lion. Jahzara and Tsunami are the only known individuals, born at Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary in Ontario, Canada. The sanctuary reported that their birth was entirely unexpected, and they subsequently separated the parent pair, which had been brought to the sanctuary at the same time and raised together. (Image: Facts).
Geep (goat and sheep): This is also a rare hybrid case. Typically, the offspring of these two species die before birth. A few do survive but are often short-lived. (Image: ABC News).
Wholphin (male false killer whale and female dolphin): The false killer whale resembles an orca but is actually in the dolphin family. However, the combination of these two species is quite rare. Only one wholphin exists in captivity. (Image: Weird Science).
Hinny (female donkey and male horse): These individuals are generally smaller than mules and are also less common. (Image: Bored Panda).
