In some zoos rare crosses between a male lion and a female t

In some zoos, rare crosses between a male lion and a female tiger have produced hybrid offspring called ligers. Male ligers are sterile but some female ligers are fertile. In the wild, lion and tiger ranges do not naturally overlap, making such a cross unlikely. Furthermore, the solitary behavior of tigers and the social organizations of lions create behavioral differences. Applying the biological species concept, the production of ligers reveals that______. tigers and lions are kept separate in the wild by behavioral isolation. lions are probably a subspecies of tigers lions and tigers do not share any common ancestors a new species called ligers is forming tigers and lions are actually the same species

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The production of ligers reveals that tigers and lions are kept separate in the wild due to behavioural isolation, created by solitary behavior of tigers and social association of lions.