Did you know the Liger—a lion-father and tiger-mother hybrid—can weigh over 900 pounds? That’s bigger than both parents, thanks to a quirk in growth genetics. But ligers are rare and almost never occur in the wild.
A Lion Vs A Tiger.: Difference Between Lions And Tigers – GVHI
Another trivia gem: the oldest known tiger fossil was found in China and dates back about 2 million years. Lions as we know them evolved more recently, around 1.2 million years ago. So, stripes have a longer pedigree than manes.
And here’s a weird one: in medieval European bestiaries, people thought lion cubs were born dead and came to life after three days when the father breathed on them. Tigers, meanwhile, were often lumped in with mythical dragons.
