For more on big cats, tune in to Big Cat Week, premiering Monday, Feb. 20, at 9/8c on Nat Geo WILD and learn more about the National Geographic Big Cats Initiative, a global initiative that ...

Liger: The liger is a ... Leopon: The leopon is a very rare hybrid of a male leopard and a lioness that’s only ever been produced in captivity. Coywolf: Coyotes and wolves only diverged around ...

Leopon: A cross between a male leopard and a female lion. Leopons exhibit a mix of leopard and lion features, with spots and a mane. Zebroid: A cross between a female zebra and a male horse ...

A volunteer at a US animal sanctuary has died after he was savaged by a 1,000-pound liger - a rare cross between a lion and a tiger. Peter Getz, 32, suffered fatal puncture wounds in his neck and ...

Two liger cubs - a cross between a male lion and a female tiger - are being nursed by a dog at a zoo in Weihai, eastern China. Four cubs were born at the Xixiakou Wildlife Zoo earlier this month ...