The reason that lions (which live in Africa) and tigers (which live in Asia) don't produce ligers (infertile offspring of lions and tigers) in the wild is likely the result of:
A) an incompatible lock-and-key mechanism between the species.
B) behavioral isolation of tigers and lions.
C) temporal separation of lions and tigers.
D) ecological separation of lions and tigers.
E) both temporal and ecological separation of lions and tigers.
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