31_03_2009_0779050001238455736_harry-eggens.jpg (JPEG Image, 600 × 404 pixels) Things that make you go aahh. Hybrids Between Leopards and Lions. Leopons are the offspring of a male leopard and a lioness. They have been bred in zoos in India, Japan, Germany and Italy (this latter was more correctly a Lipard - offspring of a lion and leopardess). Karl Hagenbeck, who produced many different hybrids, recorded the birth of leopons at the Hamburg Tierpark in Germany, but none survived to maturity. A supposed leopard x lion hybrid was exhibited in Regent's Park Zoo, London.
This was more leopard-like than lion-like apart from the rather square head and the large ears. There is also a report of a natural leopard/lioness mating where a lioness was expelled from her pride and formed an alliance with a male leopard. When the lioness came on heat, she was mated by the leopard and allegedly gave birth to leopon cubs. A leopon "flat study skin and skull" from the Kolhapur Zoo in India (bred in 1910) was donated to the British Museum of Natural History by Lt Col FW Wodehouse of the Junior United Services sometime before 1940. Florio PL. BBC News | SCI/TECH | Zebra hybrid is cute surprise. A Shetland pony on a UK farm has surprised its owners by giving birth to a half-zebra foal. The hybrid animal, now a week old, appears healthy and is bouncing around its paddock at the Eden Ostrich World, at Langwathby Hall Farm, near Penrith, Cumbria.
The owners of the pony, called Tilly, had no idea she was pregnant when they bought her from a wildlife park, where she had been kept in a field with a male zebra. "She was fairly fat when we received her and we thought that she was getting fatter," Karen Pete said. "It really was a bit of a shock when we got up one morning and we saw the foal that was there. We realised then what had happened. " Genetic difference A cross between a horse and a zebra is rare but by no means unheard of. The Cumbrian foal would probably be called a zorse, although some commentators have suggested it might better be termed a zetland. Hybrids are an interesting curiosity. Hybrids are not easy to create, however. A horse has 64 chromosomes; the zebra has 44. Catlicious Caturday: Your necessary dose of Cat GIFs is here.
Cats are perhaps the funniest of all pets. And thanks to the magic of GIFs, we can now pack cute little cat-doings in a GIF animation and serve it up to you. Check out the following hilarious cat GIFs to fulfill your Caturday requirements. Maltese_Tiger.jpg (JPEG Image, 1024 × 767 pixels) - Scaled (80. We Love Cats!: We Love Cats!: Liger.org - Photos and Videos of Ligers and Tigons.
Good Morning Kitten - Cute Kitten Pictures and LOLs. The International Hedgehog Association. The 5 Coolest Pets Humanity Has Bred into Existence. Scientists love themselves some genetic engineering. Like all uses of science, selectively breeding animals can result in creepiness -- we recently covered a handful of designer pets that seem specifically designed to haunt your dreams.
But domesticated gene meddling isn't completely immune to awesomeness. Sometimes, just sometimes, what comes out of the test tube is less Cthulhu and more like the kickass pets you always wanted as a kid. For instance ... #5. So Pets Unless you're a circus performer or a member of a Vegas act, chances are your interaction with big cats is limited to visits to the zoo and the occasional tiger rampage. Take the wild-ass serval, an African wild cat that is ridiculously inappropriate for snuggling: Wikimedia CommonsSeen here hungrily eying your liver. But what if science somehow combined that thing with, say, a regular house cat? Funny Pet Wallpapers Because that's what they totally did. Newspaper.liShortly thereafter, it was elected Emperor of Cats. #4. . #3. Kitten Care Basics | How to Care for a New Kitten | Caring for a New Kitten. Raising a kitten is one of the most fun things you’ll ever do, but it’s also a big responsibility. The following guide will walk you through the basics of how to take care of that playful, purring bundle of fur.
Kittens are so cute, it’s understandable that cat owners sometimes wish their kittens could stay kittens forever. This is the when you, as the pet parent, lay the foundation for your cat’s future health and behavior. Not to mention, it’s the stage where you have to decide what food to buy, what vet to visit, and where to place the litterbox. Fortunately, all of your hard work during these first few months is compensated by loads of snuggling and adorability. 1. Though it’s not something you have any control over, your kitten’s age is more than just a number. 2. If you don’t have a vet in mind already, ask friends for recommendations. One of the first things you should do with your new cat, if not the very first, is take him in for an exam. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.