This morning, I was surfing around randomly when I came across this article on China Daily. It's on the first public appearance of three lion-tiger hybrid cubs known as "liger" at the Hongshan Zoo in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province on 11th September, 2008.

These "ligers" were born to a white Bengal tigress and an African lion. While they look totally normal physically, even cute, I fear that like in many cases of cross-breeding, there may be genetic mutation or there may be something wrong with them mentally. It will take some time to detect any abnormal behavior.

I understand that these cubs were conceived naturally and not through artificial insemination but I still think that the zoo should have kept the "beasts" separate. We surely would not want another mutated animal on our hands!

Source: China Daily