Originally bred in India during 1910 when leopard fur was popular. Hybrid offspring proved to be sterile, but interestingly male leopons can successfully impregnate female liguars (male lion X female jaguar). The last of the leopons died in 1985, but a leopon skin and skull still remain at the British Museum donated between 1920-1940 from an animal bred at Kolhapur Zoo, India.
For those wondering about the image. It's an older image that has been restored.
I knew of ligers and tigons, but not these. It makes me wonder what large cats can interbreed. It would make an interesting and informative (if typically inapplicable) chart.
xil3h on June 22nd, 2018 at 06:51 UTC »
For those wondering about the image. It's an older image that has been restored.
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experts_never_lie on June 22nd, 2018 at 10:35 UTC »
I knew of ligers and tigons, but not these. It makes me wonder what large cats can interbreed. It would make an interesting and informative (if typically inapplicable) chart.
mrjohnnymac on June 22nd, 2018 at 10:36 UTC »
Dude’s got a mullet, I can see him rolling down the block in an ‘83 firebird with “Big Cat” across the visor. Murder in the front, party in the back!