Ligers have more Stripes than Tigers

Ligers have more stripes on their fur as compared to the tigers. This finding is based upon the visible observation and if you compare the liger fur with the tiger fur you will clearly see a liger fur having more stripes as compared to the fur of the tiger. Possibly a liger having a huge size might have more numbers of stripes but a careful examination have revealed that there are more than one factors which allow the ligers to have more stripes as compared to the tigers.

Ligers have more numbers of stripes on their fur as compared to the stripes of the tigers. This is specifically based upon the visible observation which reveals ligers having stripes more in numbers.

Ligers are just full of surprises and they keep astonish us with their unique body characteristics. Remember; tigers are the only cats within the big cat family that have stripes and for a cat such as ligers having more stripes than the stripes of the tigers is simply amazing. Let's analyze more about these mysteriously abundant stripes of the ligers with some more profound analysis along with examples.

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Ligers have more stripes than the tigers on their fur.
A liger fur may have more numbers of stripes as compared to the tigers which are considered as the only big cats to have stripes on their fur. Photo courtesy of  

The stripes of the ligers and the tigers also vary from each other. Ligers have the brown or dark brown colored stripes while normally the tigers usually have the black colored stripes. But color of the stripes is not an indicator of increase in numbers of stripes. Therefore; there must be some difference within the pattern of the stripes of ligers and tigers. The difference which we witnessed was within the thickness and the thinness of the stripes for tigers and ligers respectively.

Ligers have thinner stripes as compared to the thicker stripes of the tigers. These thinner stripes with lesser displaced distance allow them to gain more numbers of stripes on their bodies.

The tigers have thick stripes while the ligers have thin stripes. The thicker stripes of the tigers are displaced at a certain distance from one another while the thinner stripes of the ligers are displaced very close to one another. These closer displacement of the stripes within the ligers along with the thinness absolutely allows them to have more numbers of stripes on their fur as compared to the tigers.

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Ligers have thinner stripes as compared to the stripes of the tigers.
The stripes of the ligers are usually thinner as compared to the stripes of the tigers. These thinner stripes are also closely located from one another which allows them to gain more in terms of numbers. Photo courtesy of  

In addition to the thinner stripes and the stripes being lesser displaced from one each other, another key factors for the ligers to having more stripes is their body size. Ligers are almost twice bigger than lions and tigers. A liger weighs around 900 pounds while the tigers weigh around 500 to 600 pounds in weight. Furthermore; the lengths of the ligers are also longer by almost 2 feet as compared to the lengths of the tigers. This huge size and length allow the ligers to accumulate more stripes on their fur.

The bigger size of the ligers also play a key role in gaining more numbers of stripes on their bodies as well.

Therefore; the less distant apart thinner stripes of the ligers plus the huge size of the liger allow the ligers to have more stripes when compared with the tigers. But still for the ligers, the thinness of the stripes and their less distance of separation from one another are fundamental in having maximum numbers of stripes on their furs.

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Ligers may have more stripes because of their bigger sizes.
The huge size of the ligers along with the combination of the thinner stripes that are closely located from one another allow the ligers to gain more numbers of stripes on their fur. Photo courtesy of  

According to Dr. Bhagavan Antle, the ligers have the best genes of both lions and tigers. Their hybrid vigor allows them to gain almost twice huge size. What he has seen in ligers is bigger, stronger and more powerful as compared to the lions and tigers combined.

According to Dr. Bhagavan Antle, what he has seen in ligers is always bigger, stronger and powerful. The same characteristic applies here when we find that it has more numbers of stripes as compared to the lions and the tigers.

Similarly; if we apply his quotes on the stripes of the ligers, we may conclude that even when it comes to inheriting the numbers of stripes from the tigers, the ligers will always have these numbers in maximum. All these physical and visible features of the ligers are all due to its inheritance of the hybrid genes which it gains from the lion and the tigress.

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Dr. Bhagavna Antle says that Ligers have Hybrid Vigor.
Ligers have hybrid vigor and this vigor allows them to be alwyas more powerful, stronger and bigger. The same principle stands for the maximum numbers of stripes as well. Photo courtesy of  

The stripes of the ligers become paler and paler as the liger grow older but they do remain intact and visible on their bodies. Just like the tigers, each liger has its own unique pattern of stripes on its fur. Therefore; just like the tigers' stripes, the ligers' stripes also serve as the recognizing feature for them as well.

Just like the tigers, the ligers also have unique pattern of their stripes. Therefore; the stripes of each and every liger are different from one another and on this basis they can be differentiated from one another.

The biggest advantage the tiger takes of their stripes is their assistance in camouflaging while hunting the prey. Ligers on the other hand may or may not take such an advantage but currently they don't need such camouflaging as all the ligers are in captivity and they are fed without any hunting adventures.

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The stripes of the ligers become paler with age.
The stripes of the liger become paler as the liger gets old. Each liger has unique pattern of stripes on its fur. Photo courtesy of  

As mentioned earlier; the tigers are the only cats within the big cat family to have stripes. However; if we add the hybrids within the listing of the big cats with stripes, we can further add 3 more big cats who have stripes on their bodies. These big cats include the ligers, tigons and the ti-ligers and the total numbers of big cats with stripes are now 4.

Apart from tigers and ligers, the other big cats to have stripes on their fur include the tigons and the tiligers. The ligers still have maximum numbers of stripes against all of them.

All of these three big cats are hybrids. Ti-ligers are the second generation hybrids having male tigers as their father and the female liger as their mother. A comparison of ligers with these hybrid big cats also reveals that the ligers still have more numbers of stripes as compared to the stripes of these hybrid big cats which have stripes on their fur.

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Tigers are the only big cats to have stripes on their fur.
Even though the tigers are the only big cats to have fur on their stripes, there are some other hybrid big cats to have stripes on their fur. These include the tigons and the ti-ligers. Photo courtesy of  
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