The people who created wildcat hybrids such as Jean Mill (the Bengal cat) and Paul Casey (the California Spangled cat) did so in order to allow people to be closer to nature. These cat breeds allow people to see nature … Continue reading →
There is some interest as to whether the cheetah can breed with any one of the big cats namely either the tiger, lion, jaguar and leopard. With these sorts of questions you have to go to Sarah Hartwell’s website which … Continue reading →
Without quoting any experts, common sense dictates that domestic cats cannot, or should not on ethical grounds, mate with a lion or tiger or any other big cat species for several reasons. Firstly, their size difference is too large to … Continue reading →
The strange and exotic big cat hybrids such as the tigon and liger, which fascinate many people, may be creating unforeseen emotional issues in their female parent. Until this article I have only discussed the appearance of hybrid big cats … Continue reading →
There have been many claims that a cat is a bobcat/domestic cat hybrid. Sarah Hartwell, a cat genetics expert says, ‘No modern alleged bobcat-domestic hybrid has been proven by DNA testing’. Although she presents an ambivalent picture about the existence … Continue reading →
It’s a white big cat family: white female tiger, white male lion, liger kids. It’s rare, damn rare. Actually it is unique. They are one of a kind. There are no others. I am referring to the white liger cubs. … Continue reading →
Ligers, a cross between a lion and tiger, are invariably huge due to hybrid vigor but they are also flabby and rather peculiar looking
Continue reading →The wild cat species which is the the wild cat part of the purebred, wildcat hybrid, domestic cat called the Bengal cat is the Asiatic leopard cat; sometimes called the Asian leopard cat or simply the leopard cat. Asiatic leopard … Continue reading →
A couple’s three Bengal cats have been refused entry into Hawaii because the authorities in that state decided that the cats were genuine first filial wild cat hybrids whose parents were Asian leopard cats. First filial wild cat hybrids from … Continue reading →
What is a leopon? A leopon is a cross between a male leopard and a lioness. These hybrids have been bred on a number of occasions in zoos. There are records of them being in zoos in Italy and Japan. … Continue reading →
