Ligers at Zoological Wildlife Foundation

The Zoological Wildlife Foundation (ZWF) has one of the rarest big cats of the world called the liger. Ligers are part of the Zoological Wildlife Foundation since 2017. Apart from ligers, the Zoological Wildlife foundation also has many other exotic big cats such as the lions, tigers, pumas, panthers, jaguars and the leopards etc. The presence of the ligers also accumulates the Zoological Wildlife Foundation among the very few zoos and animal sanctuaries of the world which have ligers.

The Zoological Wildlife Foundation (ZWF) has one of the rarest big cats of the world called the Liger. Very few zoos in the world has ligers and Zoological Wildlife Foundation is one of them.

The Zoological Wildlife Foundation is located at the Floridian state of the USA. The state of Florida has the highest numbers of zoos and animal sanctuaries with ligers. Therefore; if you are in Florida and you are eager to watch a liger then you have plenty of options. Not many other states of USA will offer you this kind of a convenience. The exact address of the Zoologial Wildlife Foundation is "16225 SW 172nd Ave, Miami, FL 33187, USA".

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As of 2019, the Zoological Wildlife Foundation has one liger at its premises. The name of this liger is Zeus the liger. Zeus is the male liger who is almost two and a half years old now. He is very healthy, playful and energetic. Even though Zeus is still a juvenile liger, he still weighs more than 400 pounds in weight. Zeus is expected to grow and weigh almost 800 to 900 pounds in weight.

The Zoological Wildlife Foundation has 1 liger and his name is Zeus the liger. Zeus is the male liger and he is two and a half years old in 2019.

Ligers grow almost five and a half feet tall (from the tip of the ears to their feet, if sitting on hind legs) and their length is almost 11 to 12 feet long which makes them the longest amongst all the present day big cats.

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Apart from Zeus the liger; the Zoological Wildlife foundation also has one of its genetic cousins which are known as the Ti-ligers. A Ti-liger is a liger that is fathered by a male tiger and mothered by a female liger. Just like the ligers, the Ti-ligers are even very rare while the Zoological Wildlife Foundation is amongst the very few zoos all over the world to have both the liger and the Ti-liger at its premises.

The Zoological Wildlife Foundation also has another form of a liger that is called the Ti-liger. The Ti-ligers have the male lions as their fathers and the female liger as their mothers.

The appearance of the Ti-liger at the Zoological Wildlife Foundation is exactly same as that of a tiger. However; a Ti-liger has spots on its facial markings rather than linear lines as in the case of the tigers.

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One of the best things about the Zoological Wildlife Foundation is that you can directly interact (under the supervision of authorities) with their big cats and their cubs . Not many other zoos and animal sanctuary offer this kind of the experience its visitors. When Zeus the liger was the cub, he could be seen having photographs with a lot of guests and visitors cuddling him at the Zoological Wildlife Foundation.

The Zoological Wildlife Foundations also allows its visitors to have direct interaction with their big cats. Visitors have also taken photographs with Zeus the liger when he was just a small cub.

Even when he is a juvenile liger some visuals from the Zoological Wildlife Foundation have shown visitors having interaction with Zeus the liger. You can even interact with the other big cats and have photographs with them under the supervision of the big cat trainers who are always there for your safety and security.

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Visitors can have Direct Interaction with Ligers
Liger Interaction
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Zeus the liger has a very huge and spacious enclosure at the Zoological Wildlife Foundation. This enclosure is very clean and it fulfills all the basic requirements of the big cats. Moreover; medical facilities and clean supply of water is always available for all the animals at the Zoological Wildlife Foundation. The physical condition and health of all the animals at the foundation is a clear indicator that they are properly kept and cared.

Zeus the liger is properly cared and looked after at the Zoological Wildlife Foundation. His key caretakers are Mario T. and Jacob Feder.

Zeus the liger shares his enclosure with another male lion of his own age and a lioness as well. He is very playful with his mates and enjoys their company all the time. Zeus the liger also has at least two caretakers i.e., Mario T and Jacob Feder. Both of these caretakers are very caring for him and often share their precious interactions with Zeus the liger.

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The presence of the liger has also boosted the popularity of the Zoological Wildlife Foundation. As mentioned earlier that very few zoos in the world have ligers and the Zoological Wildlife Foundation is one of them. When people come to know that they have a very unique and special animal, they definitely want to make a visit to the Zoological Wildlife Foundation.

The presence of the liger has also helped the Zoological Wildlife Foundation to boost the message of the Big Cat Conservation at the global level.

Moreover; the presence of the liger delivers the message of the big cat conservation all over the world. Often the Zoological Wildlife Foundation arranges educational seminars and workshop that focus on conservation and education of the animals. The place is admired by both kids and adults and they are always excited to see these amazing animals.

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