Lions and tigers can interbreed and produce offspring called tiglons or ligers, which have normal life spans but are sterile. Lions and tigers remain isolated genetically because of:

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Tiglons or ligers have normal lifespans but are sterile due to hybrid infertility, which prevents lions and tigers from interbreeding and remaining genetically isolated. Hybrid inviability, mechanical incompatibility, behavioral isolation, and heterozygote disadvantage apply to other forms of reproductive isolation.

Lions and Tigers Can Interbreed and Produce Offspring Called Tiglons