# Did anybody see the liger this morning? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735 "2005-02-18T16:49:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e7dd6/32.png) [@deena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deena)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/1 "2005-02-18T16:49:05Z")
Half lion half tiger. Pretty much the coolest animal in the world. Bred for its magical properties. On Good Morning America, watch the free video of the day. > **[GMA-Good Morning America](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com)** > > GMA is your source for useful news and inspiration on how to live your best life. Your community and guide to relationship advice, the latest in celebrity news, culture, style, travel, home, finances, shopping deals, career and more. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/2 "2005-02-18T18:32:26Z")
I saw it on the _Today_ show on NBC. I was in awe of it’s size. Most certainly cool. I’d also like to add that I think Matt Lauer is a tool. ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/3 "2005-02-18T18:52:04Z")
I saw it on both GMA and Today (at the gym, multiple TVs… I’m not THAT much of a morning person that I’d be madly flipping channels at that time of day). Anyway, very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Izzybella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Izzybella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Izzybella)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/4 "2005-02-18T19:21:12Z")
I saw it this morning on Today. What a beautiful animal! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/5 "2005-02-18T19:26:07Z")
Gosh! ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/6 "2005-02-18T19:49:30Z")
So can ligers produce offspring or are they like mules? Now I want to see a Tigon. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/7 "2005-02-18T19:58:53Z")
> [@deena](#): > > Half lion half tiger. Pretty much the coolest animal in the world. Bred for its magical properties. The funniest part was that just last night my husband and I were talking about how much we liked **Napoleon Dynamite** and we were trying to remember the name of the creature he was drawing. So this morning I see the Liger on TV and I realize that that’s it. I had to rush upstairs and tell my husband that not only had I remembered Napoleon’s favorite animal, it was real and I just saw one! It was a very exciting moment for me. Probably too exciting, now that I think about it. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/8 "2005-02-18T20:22:11Z")
> [@deena](#): > > On Good Morning America, watch the free video of the day. Maybe I will! JEEZ! ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/9 "2005-02-18T20:58:54Z")
> [@WinstonSmith](#): > > I’d also like to add that I think Matt Lauer is a tool. What did he do, or is this just a general comment? 😉 That’s a lovely animal, though. And of accidental pregnancy! Isn’t that unheard of? ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/10 "2005-02-18T20:59:34Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > The funniest part was that just last night my husband and I were talking about how much we liked **Napoleon Dynamite** and we were trying to remember the name of the creature he was drawing. I take it you have not seen all the liger-related threads and posts recently? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/11 "2005-02-18T21:15:44Z")
> [@Joe K](#): > > What did he do, or is this just a general comment? 😉 > > That’s a lovely animal, though. And of accidental pregnancy! Isn’t that unheard of? Just a general comment. He’s so damned smarmy and condescending. And don’t even get me started on Katie Couric. Ghastly. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/12 "2005-02-18T21:16:58Z")
You should get yourself a zonkey. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/13 "2005-02-18T21:23:07Z")
They ever take it off any sweet jumps? ---
**Author:** ![VampyChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5daacb/32.png) [@VampyChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VampyChick)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/14 "2005-02-18T22:06:32Z")
> [@jinwicked](#): > > You should get yourself a zonkey. I want a [zony](http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_337509.html?menu=news.quirkies) myself. I’ve seen a liger in person, back when I was a wee Chick. He could have swallowed me whole, should he have wanted to, but he was pretty much a great big lap cat (The strong fence between me and him didn’t hurt my peace of mind, either). ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/15 "2005-02-18T22:09:44Z")
This is pretty much the worst video ever made. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/16 "2005-02-18T22:18:51Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > I take it you have not seen all the liger-related threads and posts recently? 😉 Well, no I haven’t. Apparently I’ve been missing out. I also just saw **Napoleon Dynamite** last weekend, so if I saw a liger thread before then, it wouldn’t have made a lick of sense to me. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/17 "2005-02-18T22:24:01Z")
Apparently they get that big because female lions produce a hormone during pregnancy that limits the size of the cubs. Female tigers don’t. So the feti aren’t constrained. However it happens, they are some BIG cats! ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/18 "2005-02-18T22:26:44Z")
Hmmm… I wonder what other types of animal cross-breeds are possible. I think there would be possibilities with different types of bears (not sure that they’d be too exiting though). ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/19 "2005-02-18T22:33:19Z")
> [@Zette](#): > > This is pretty much the worst video ever made. Yeah. It’s awful. I didn’t see any stripes or a mane. Maybe it’s my monitor, but it looked like a giant female lion to me. ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735/20 "2005-02-18T22:57:42Z")
> [@Zette](#): > > This is pretty much the worst video ever made. Like anyone could even ever know that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anybody-see-the-liger-this-morning/290735.md?page=2)