Apollo liger lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and weighs 320 kg. He is not the largest liger in the world, but one of the largest.
The liger is a hybrid from the connection between a lion and a tigress (offspring from a tiger and a lioness are called taigon) and a ligers in larger sizes and a lion and a tiger. Ligers are now the largest felines in the world. Only the ancient saber-toothed tigers were larger than them.
Apollo became famous on the Internet a few days ago when his pictures appeared on the Instagram of conservationists Michael Halston and Cody Ant. Both of these men are tall and muscular, but they look like teenagers against the background of the powerful Apollo.
In the world of ligers, there are only about a thousand and they all live in zoos or private nurseries. In nature, ligers do not exist, as lions and tigers live in different parts of the world.
Apollo for a walk:
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Apollo is also rare in that he is the world's first white liger. In the photo below, Apollo as a child and his three brothers and sisters.
Apollo was born in December 2013 after a unique connection between a white lion and a white tigress. When he was small, he was not much different from the kitten, except for the size. He loved to purr and wanted to be stroked all the time. Apollo is still very affectionate and completely tame.
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The largest ligre in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records is a liger named Hercules and he is the uncle of Apollo. Hercules weighs 450 kg, which is twice as heavy as the average lion. And if he stands on his hind legs, he will be more than 3 meters high!
Hercules.
Hercules is the largest liger in the world and lives at the Miami Zoo. Every day, Hercules eats 20 kg of beef or chicken.
Hercules.