Ligers may look spectacular, but conservationists and animal welfare experts have long questioned whether they should be bred at all.

A tiger is already an animal that attracts attention wherever it appears. Powerful, solitary, and built for hunting, it is the largest naturally occurring member of the cat family. A liger, by ...

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Nature is full of surprises, but few are as fascinating as hybrid animals, creatures born from crossing two different species. Some hybrids occur naturally where habitats overlap, while others result ...

Congress returns from its July 4 holiday break to grapple with key defense and national security legislation during a compressed four-week summer work period. Reuters, the news and media division of ...

The sanctuary has been ordered to pay more than $50,000 in penalties and other fees for housing the exotic animals without permits. Above, a lion in a cage at Born to Be Free. (Ventura County district ...