Ligers at Noah Ark Zoo in Germany
Germany's Noah's Ark Zoo had two ligers named as Silly (Cilly, Sily, Cily ) and Wahia (Yahia, Wajia, Bahia). These three ligers are believed to be the most popular ligers in Germany and also in Europe. All the three ligers were brothers and sisters from the same litter. Therefore all three of these German ligers were Triplets.
They were actually triplets but their one sister died just two years ago. Germany is one of the only few countries in the world to have ligers in captivity. There are only less than ten countries to have ligers.
Both the ligers are 17 years old. This age is very high for the ligers especially, when there are rumors that ligers do not live long. The ligers are said to be doing great at the zoo. The ligers have faded stripes of the tigers with a body that resembles that of the lions. The male liger has a small mane over its body, while the female liger resembles very much like a lioness. Both the ligers are very big cats and they weigh more than lions and tigers.
A keeper at the zoo insisted that people find it very hard to believe about the existence of the ligers. They still compare it with mostly as lioness. An obvious guess of the people about the animal regards it as a female lion or lioness. Not many people all around the world are aware of this amazing animal. However, when they actually know that the animal is actually liger they find them highly attractive at the zoo and give their highest attention to the ligers as compared to the other animals.
But despite all these things and buzz about the liger, the tiger which is the mother of the liger remains the world's favorite animal. 21% of people consider tigers as their favorite animals, while 20% people consider dogs as their favorite animals. However, according to one study conducted by ligerworld.com people who search for ligers also consider ligers as their favorite animals as compared to lions and tigers. Therefore, there is a very strong possibility that this big cat may become the new favorite animal worldwide as the earlier trends are already indicating the statistics in favor of ligers.
As of 2013, the whereabouts of Ligers in Germany are not known. Maybe or possibly they would have died but it is still too early to say without any confirmation. None of the online sources about ligers have ever quoted about these ligers again after their news.
Ligers have been living in pairs as well in different parts of the world. But no news have ever erupted that a male and a female liger successfully mated together. However; female ligers are known to have successfully mated with Male Lions and Male Tigers as well. Therefore, Female Ligers are fertile, while the evidence very much suggests that the male Ligers are sterile. The ligers at Noah ark Zoo in Germany lived as paired but they never mated successfully. There are many more stories like this in different parts of the world as well.
