# Oh My Lord - this Lion is totally taking down this Tiger **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 10, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-lord-this-lion-is-totally-taking-down-this-tiger/676024 "2013-12-10T22:56:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-lord-this-lion-is-totally-taking-down-this-tiger/676024/1 "2013-12-10T22:56:41Z")
If we had a SDMB Secret Santa I can think of who should get this: [Bone China Lion & Tiger Fighting](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beautiful-Delicate-Bone-China-Lion-Tiger-Fighting-Figurine-11-x-6-x-3-1-2-/251381415351?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a877ffdb7) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-lord-this-lion-is-totally-taking-down-this-tiger/676024/2 "2013-12-10T23:42:41Z")
They’re not fighting, they’re making a liger. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-lord-this-lion-is-totally-taking-down-this-tiger/676024/3 "2013-12-11T02:59:47Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > They’re not fighting, they’re making a liger. In the missionary position? Oh… (just looked it up) that’s how you make a _magical_ liger. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-lord-this-lion-is-totally-taking-down-this-tiger/676024/4 "2013-12-11T03:41:57Z")
> [@digs](#): > > In the missionary position? “Aw, yeah, baby–let’s do it human style!” ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-lord-this-lion-is-totally-taking-down-this-tiger/676024/5 "2013-12-11T04:01:29Z")
> [@digs](#): > > In the missionary position? > Oh… (just looked it up) that’s how you make a _magical_ liger. Yeah, they’re bred for its skills in magic, of course. BTW: a liger _would_ be the result of this pairing. But a male tiger + female lion = tigon, who are cooler, in my opinion. Yeah, I had to look it up to double check. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-lord-this-lion-is-totally-taking-down-this-tiger/676024/6 "2013-12-11T07:34:28Z")
I think tiger is going to win. He has four claws free to fight with, while lion is standing on his, and tiger’s mouth is in good range of lion’s throat. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-lord-this-lion-is-totally-taking-down-this-tiger/676024/7 "2013-12-11T07:36:56Z")
That’s exactly how my two cats fight. The male on top and the female on the bottom. They are both altered and declawed in front. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-lord-this-lion-is-totally-taking-down-this-tiger/676024/8 "2013-12-11T12:37:38Z")
If only there were a thread exploring the possible outcomes of a tiger/lion fight…