Litigon


A litigon is a rare second generation hybrid from a female tigon and a male lion, specifically an Asiatic lion.

History

The first result was a success, a female cub was born at the Alipore Zoo in Calcutta, India.
At the Alipore Zoo in India, a female tigon named Rudrani, born in 1971, was successfully mated to an Asiatic Lion named Debabrata. The rare, second generation hybrid was called a litigon. Rudhrani produced seven litigons. Some of these reached impressive sizes—a litigon named Cubanacan was estimated to weigh least, stood at the shoulder, and was in total length.