Poll: Lion vs Tiger

[al-Bosni]

Do you agree with this video from Animal planet? Who would win in your opinion?

[Inquizzzitor]

Depends on the sub-species of tiger. Male lions are about the same size as Bengal male tigers. Other sub-species of tigers will usually be smaller, whereas the Siberian tiger will be larger. So, yeah....

I prefer lions in every way. The lion's got the mane for protection against a fatal bite to the jugular whereas the tiger's canines (yes they are stilled called that in a cat) are slightly longer than a lion's.

[ÁGUIA]

[al-Bosni]

Liger?

[crazyladybutterfly]

it depends on the "individual" . the lion while weaker has an additrional protection : the mane , it s there for a reason.

the true winner would be the mix of the two , called linger :

The offspring of a male lion and a female tiger, the liger is a large golden-colored cat with spots on the forehead, pale OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAstriping along the back, and—in some males—a rudimentary mane. These massive cats, which average around 1000 lbs and stand nearly twelve feet tall on their hind legs, have larger, thicker bones and longer teeth than both lions and tigers. In a natural situation, female lions possess the gene that limits growth while in tigers it is the male; thus, ligers (as the progeny of a male lion and a female tiger) do not receive a copy of the gene from either parent and, consequently, suffer from gigantism, very quickly outgrowing both their mother and father. A ninety day-old liger cub, for instance, is about a month ahead of its tiger counterpart in terms of size; by the time it is fully grown, the liger will be nearly double the size of an adult Siberian tiger, making it the largest cat in the world. Currently, the record for the biggest non-obese liger is approximately 900 lbs, though other cats have tipped the scale at 1200 and even 1600 lbs. Height-wise, an adult liger is typically about 4.5 ft tall at the shoulder and 6 ft tall at the tips of the ears when standing. To sustain such a large body, the liger requires an average of 25 lbs of meat per day—more than double the diet of a typical lion or tiger in captivity.
The liger’s increased growth rate and enormous size, for instance, can cause the tigress giving birth to have a difficult delivery, endangering both the mother and her liger cubs, which may be born prematurely or require a Caesarian. Common problems in cubs that survive are neurological disorders, obesity, genetic defects, and a shortened lifespan; though a few have reportedly made it to their twenties, many don’t survive past the age of seven. Moreover, male ligers have lowered testosterone levels and sperm counts, rendering them infertile while females, though capable of reproducing with either a lion or a tiger, often give birth to sickly cubs that don’t survive.

http://crownridgetigers.com/lions-ti...-hybrids-oh-my

[SardiniaAtlantis]

The Liger is the ultimate hybrid much more powerful than both parents, as for the video my grandma produced a higher quality animation than that.

[al-Bosni]

The Liger is the ultimate hybrid much more powerful than both parents, as for the video my grandma produced a higher quality animation than that.

True, they look imposing. But also slow because of their size.

[Wrong]

Bengali tiger would win in most cases, they are completely adapted to surviving solo, thus have grown to a larger size.

[Root]

Siberian tiger would win both, lion and Bengal tiger.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Probably the Tiger due to their size. What's is interesting is that I've seen a similar animal face-off but with a silverback gorilla vs. tiger and the gorilla came out as the winner.