Another hybrid from the mating of the same animals – only reversed, a male Tiger and a female Lion – is known as the Tigon, and are often much smaller. Ligers tend to be more like a lion, than a tiger.

The following is a list of hybrid entities from the folklore record grouped morphologically. Hybrids not found in classical mythology but developed in the context of modern popular culture are listed in § Modern fiction.

Let’s take a look at some hybrid animals that exist throughout the world. 1. Liger. A liger is a hybrid species that occurs when a male lion mates with a tigress. Tigers are native to Asia and lions are native to Africa, which means natural breeding between the two species is not possible.

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In real life, hybrids can only occur between closely related creatures and only if they can be persuaded to mate with each other e.g. zebra/horse, lion/tiger, whale/dolphin, wolf/dog.