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twophrasebark
10/30/08

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Just FYI, you should always try to make sure the zoo or sanctuary you're visiting is AZA accredited. Otherwise it's very hard to know if the animals are being properly cared for and the institution meets other international standards.
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Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
10/30/08

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People always seem so shocked when this stuff happens. I remember seeing Norm McDonald on some show after the Steve Irwin got killed and he said "The guy was 44 and everyone says how tragic it is he died so young. 44 seems like a ripe old age for a Crocodile Hunter!"
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Mathmos
10/30/08

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it is perhaps fortunate that Ligers are sterile like mules.
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oyvader
10/30/08

@Mathmos:
The males are, anyway.
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Pessimippopotamus
10/30/08

@oyvader: That's right. The females can get pregnant and give birth and such.
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russdanger
10/30/08

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In all fairness to the Liger though, if I were to take the force generated by one of my tabby cat's "love bites" she gives me while I'm playing with her and multiply it by the difference in mass between her and Rocky, my arm would be sheared-off like it was made warm butter...How can anyone expect to interact with these animals safely. Even if he likes you he could split you open...
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Annalee Newitz
10/30/08

@russdanger: My kittens would have definitely eaten all of my toes by now if they were liger-sized. Probably my feet too!
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
10/30/08

@Annalee Newitz: I'd be cut off at the ankles and wrists. NOM.
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EBone
10/30/08

@Evil Tortie's Mom: Somebody please LOLcat that pick with the standard nom nom nom.
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Smeagol92055
10/30/08

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Um, it's NOT unclear; the male lion and the female tiger both carry the genes responsible for growth, while the female lion and male tiger carry neither, which is why the Tigon (also a real crossbreed species) is significantly smaller than its respective parents.
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JennaW
10/30/08

@Smeagol92055: Well, if you're going to use SCIENCE...
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Agent355
10/30/08

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So can a liger be produced by a female lion and a male tiger?
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AshExMachina
10/30/08

@Agent355: Actually, I think that makes a "tion"... and I'm PRETTY sure I'm not just making that up.
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AshExMachina
10/30/08

@AshExMachina: My mistake, wikipedia say's that should be "Tigon" and not "Tion."
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Annalee Newitz
10/30/08

@AshExMachina: Aren't Tigons from the planet . . . Tigon?
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JennaW
10/30/08

@Annalee Newitz: *cricket*cricket*
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Annalee Newitz
10/30/08

@JennaW: Well I mean if Ro-mans are from the planet Ro-man. C'mon, haven't you seen Monster from Space?
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zenpoet
10/31/08

@JennaW:
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zenpoet
10/30/08

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I have no idea if that pic is 'shoped or not, but if it isn't, then "Kudos to you good sir, who hops in a cage with something like that." Why Kudos, you ask? Because they are delicious, much like you must be to a Liger.

Am I the only one who remembers Kudos snack bars? I used to eat the hell out them, and wash it down with Ecto cooler.
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Gann
10/30/08

@zenpoet: That was during my Dr. Pepper and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups period.
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cmg
10/30/08

@zenpoet: oh, i remember Kudos. in fact, you can still get them. they are smaller, and have more gimmicky flavors, but still delish.
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zenpoet
10/31/08

@Gann: I went through that phase as well. I also loved me some Cap'n Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch. And as @Gann: says, that would tear your mouth up, but I still ate three bowls every Saturday morning as I watched the Real Ghostbusters, Thundercats, and occasionally Jem and the Holograms.
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Brain.wav
10/30/08

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But... they're magical!
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Pessimippopotamus
10/30/08

@brainwav: Yeah. Magically deadly!
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bonniegrrl
10/30/08

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Don't forget Ligers in Spore!

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