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Topic: Tigon


In the News (Sat 18 May 13)

  
  Urban Dictionary: tigon
A tigon is the hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion (lioness).
A tigon is 50% tiger and 50% lion.
a tigon is a mixture of a tiger and a lion.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=tigon   (543 words)

  
 Detailed information on hybridisation in big cats. Includes tigons, ligers, leopons and others.
Tigons are the opposite of ligers and have a tiger father and lioness mother.
Tigons, on the other hand, are extremely difficult to breed and very rare.
There are no plans to attempt to breed tigons or ligers at this facility so the fertility issue is unlikely ever to be explored, however it is probable it is Aster who is infertile.
www.lairweb.org.nz /tiger/tigons.html   (825 words)

  
 Tigon
Apollo, a tigon at Moscow zoo, was bred from an Ussuri tiger.
A tigon was kept at the Valley Of The Kings sanctuary in Wisconsin.
Although the tigons are popular attractions with visitors, the Zoo has no plans to breed further hybrids or to mate Tangier to either a lion or tiger to ascertain whether she is fertile.
www.messybeast.com /genetics/hyb-tigon.htm   (2377 words)

  
  Brainboost - tigon   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A Tigon is the hybrid of a male tiger and a lioness.
A tigon is a mixture of a tiger and a lion.
Tigon is a hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion.
www.brainboost.com /search.asp?Q=tigon&lfmq=1   (299 words)

  
 Tigon
A tigon is the zoo bred hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion.
A male tigon may have a mane, but it will be much shorter and less noticeable than a lion's mane.
A tiger crossed with a tigon is called a ti-tigon and a lion crossed with a tigon is called a li-tigon.
www.abacci.com /wikipedia/topic.aspx?cur_title=Tigon   (186 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The tigon is not currently as common as the converse hybrid, the liger; however, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tigons were more common than ligers.
Tigons can exhibit characteristics of both parents: they can have both spots from the mother (lions carry genes for spots — lion cubs are spotted) and stripes from the father.
A female tigon born in 1978, named Noelle, shared an enclosure in the Shambala Reserve with a male Siberian Tiger called Anton, in the belief that she was sterile.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=tigon   (871 words)

  
 Tigon
Tigons do not occur as commonly as the inverse hybrid, where a male lion and a female tiger have offspring called ligers.
Tigons can exhibit features of both parents: they can have both spots from the mother and stripes from the father.
Tigons generally appear sterile, but a tigon named Noelle in the Shambala Reserve (http://www.shambala.org/biographies/patrick.htm) mated with a tiger to produce a "ti-tigon".
207.150.180.135 /Tigon   (168 words)

  
 Liger And Tigon Info   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tigons are sometimes referred to as Tiglons Tigons are very rare; only a few exist in the world, and even those are only held by private owners.
Tigons are not nearly as large as ligers.
Female tigons and ligers have often proved to be fertile and can mate with a lion, tiger or in theory with another species such as leopard or jaguar.
www.geocities.com /pride_lands/Liger_Tigon.html   (562 words)

  
 Tigon - WoWWiki, the Warcraft wiki
In World of Warcraft, the tigon is not a true race or species, but rather a term to describe the form of three bosses in the game, two of which are in Zul'Gurub, and the third in Karazhan.
If one equips the two fist weapons Thekal's Grasp and Arlokk's Grasp to form the "Primal Blessing" set, it grants a small chance when ranged or melee damage is dealt to infuse the wielder with a blessing from the Primal Gods.
The hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion is sometimes called a "tigon".
www.wowwiki.com /Tigon   (193 words)

  
 Technicalities delay Tigon case   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tigon's request was opposed by Varejas and Strike, but the court rejected it with costs.
Tigon CEO Gary Porritt said he was ready to give evidence on Wednesday.
Further allegations made were that Tigon made a R1.26 billion profit from the transaction, but that this was not reflected in the group's financials.
www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,6935,1518-24_1183666,00.html   (486 words)

  
 News - Vin Diesel forms Tigon Studios // None /// Eurogamer
Vin Diesel has formed Tigon Studios, the videogame company he first mentioned during a promotional tour to support the theatrical release of xXx, and is already intrinsically involved in the development of The Chronicles of Riddick on Xbox.
Tigon is helmed by Cos Lazouras, who was happy to clarify the company's involvement in the Riddick project, which is under development at Starbreeze, the Swedish team behind the critically acclaimed Enclave.
Indeed, although the company will not directly develop the games it releases, Diesel reportedly wants to be very hands-on with each title, and as a long-time gamer himself he wants his games to stand up on artistic merit rather than because of film attachment or other predictable gimmicks.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=54787   (190 words)

  
 Sierra Safari Zoo - Liger   (Site not responding. Last check: )
: A cat born to a tiger father and a lion mother is known as a Tigon.
Tigons are very similar to ligers in many ways, but are quite a bit different also.
We know of at least one documented instance of a tigon being born fertile.
www.sierrasafarizoo.com /animals/liger.htm   (403 words)

  
 The Tigon Collection (DVD) - Review - The golden age of British Horror
Tigon was a small British film company active from the mid-60s to the mid-70s.
Tigon was run by Tony Tenser, whose sole interest was making as much money as possible.
The quality of Tigon’s output was wildly variable, but when their films were good, they were excellent.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /dvd-title-t/the-tigon-collection-dvd/1013809   (1877 words)

  
 News - Bryan Singer partners with Tigon Studios // None /// Eurogamer
X-Men and Usual Suspects film director Bryan Singer has partnered with Vin Diesel's game company Tigon Studios to develop an original videogame franchise centring on the life of a US Secret Service agent assigned to presidential detail, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Although Tigon is now attached, the company hasn't previously dabbled in game development directly, preferring to act in an intermediary and advisory capacity on the likes of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, which was developed by Swedish firm Starbreeze with input from Vin Diesel.
"Tigon Studios creates original franchises that can be translated into multiple mediums.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=57225   (255 words)

  
 Singer game for 'Service' with Tigon
It is the first time Hollywood talent of this caliber has become involved in a game not based on a movie or television series.
Based in Los Angeles, Tigon Studios was founded by Diesel with the goal of creating properties that could start as a video game but then extend into a franchise and other entertainment media.
"Tigon Studios creates original franchises that can be translated into multiple mediums," he said.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000722811   (357 words)

  
 Tigon Hotel , Hue Hotels , Vietnam Hotels
Rates here are available only for bookings made with this website, and are not available from the hotel directly.
Tigon Hotel is truly 2-star hotel, expertly built in the 5 storey buiding.
The Tigon Restaurant with 60 seats offers our guests choices between Western delicacies and Asian blend exprtly prepared by our renowed executive chef.
www.vietnamhotels.biz /tigon_hue/index.htm   (226 words)

  
 Welcome to Horrorview.com!: The Tigon Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anchor Bay UK follow up their superlative Amicus and Norman J. Warren "coffin" box sets with a six disc, coffin-shaped love letter to Tigon that includes a good selection of the company's output, starting with the first of those two classics which was the work of one of Britain's top cult directors...
This side of Tigon's activity is represented on Anchor Bay's box set by the infamous, Ralph Solomons produced, "Virgin Witch".
Tigon never became quite the force in British film-making that Hammer did, and the withdrawal of American money from the industry in the early Seventies hit them even harder and sooner.
www.horrorview.com /Tigon.htm   (6426 words)

  
 MutantNation, Tigon   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A Tigon is the artificially bred hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion.
The tigon is not as common as the converse hybrid, the liger, however in the late 1800s and early 1900s, tigons were more common than ligers.
The comparative rarity of tigons is attributed to male tigers finding the courtship behavior of a lioness too understated and thus may miss behavioral signals that hint to her willingness to mate.
www.mutantnation.com /TrueMutants/Tigon.asp   (252 words)

  
 Norio Tigon career background
Tigon fought valiantly but unfortunately his team couldn't do the same and Tigon was left against the entire opposition, after more brave action from Tigon he was eventually taken out by a Bane submission.
Tigon was promised a bigger push by the BWF if he agreed to a face turn, Tigon reluctantly agreed and now would come to the ring with a new dance theme 'Go For It' and a new attitude.
Tigon's 2nd match of the night was a little more successful, the crowd beginning to warm to Tigon, the Wild Cat defeating Muhammed Clay with a inside cradle in 2:10.
www.fortunecity.com /olympia/naseem/52/tigoncareer.html   (682 words)

  
 LISTSERV 14.4
A "liger" is the offspring of a lion and tigress, while a "tigon" is the offspring of a tiger and lioness.
Rare second-generation hybrids include the "ti-tigon" (offspring of a tiger and a tigon) and the "li-tigon" (offspring of a lion and a tigon).
1 (Proquest) The first birth in captivity of a ti-tigon (a tigon is the offspring of a lion and tiger; and a ti-tigon comes from the mating of a tigon and a tiger).
listserv.linguistlist.org /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0505e&L=ads-l&O=A&F=P&P=6631   (263 words)

  
 TI-TIGON, TI-LIGER (TIG-LIGER), LI-TIGON, LI-LIGER
Since male hybrids are rarely fertile, a liger x tigon hybrid would be extremely rare.
The offspring of a mating between a ligers and tigons may be lion-like, tiger-like, liger-like or tigon-like, depending on what combination of genes the offspring inherited.
It is more likely that offspring from supposed liger x liger, liger x tigon or tigon x tigon matings actually resulted from a mating with a pure-bred lion ortiger.
journals.aol.com /tasmedic13/Animals/entries/2005/04/15/ti-tigon-ti-liger-tig-liger-li-tigon-li-liger/349   (499 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Liger
Today there are believed to be a handful of ligers around the world and a similar number of tigons, the product of a tiger father and lion mother.
Tigons are smaller than ligers and take on more physical characteristics of the tiger.
Both ligers and tigons exist in captivity, and the pictures and description reproduced above do correspond to one such example of the former, a liger named Hercules who lives at the Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S.) in Myrtle Beach, a wildlife education organization run by director Dr.
www.snopes.com /photos/animals/liger.asp   (441 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tigon British Film Productions or Tigon was a film production and distribution company founded by Tony Tenser in 1966.
Other Tigon films include The Creeping Flesh, The Sorcerers and Doomwatch (1972), based on the TV series of the same name.
Tigon was based in Wardour Street, London, and released a wide range of films from semi-pornographic sexploitation films through to an acclaimed 1971 adaptation of August Strindberg's Miss Julie, starring Helen Mirren.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Tigon_British_Film_Productions   (159 words)

  
 Shacknews - PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii video game news, previews and downloads
The Wheelman is being developed as an intensely riveting video game from Midway, in association with Diesel’s Tigon Studios and MTV Games, intended to serve as the introduction to a series of related entertainment offerings.
Diesel’s Tigon Films and MTV Films plan to produce the film, and Paramount Pictures intends to release it.
Founded by Vin Diesel in 2002, Tigon Studios objective is to incubate and develop dynamic, creative, and marketable story and character—driven intellectual properties and leverage them concurrently across multiple entertainment mediums.
www.shacknews.com /docs/press/022206_thewheelman.x   (1355 words)

  
 The Tigon Book   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tigon was/is the most extensive financial crime ever committed by individuals in this country and for some peculiar reasons, still, it goes unnoticed.
The cheque was paid; three hundred and eight one thousand rands were paid by FNB to Synergy-main Tigon front- through Fotron, despite that a) the cheque had a stop order b) Jetline’s account was well under zero and c) their overdraft facility called off.
In periods of Tigon crisis, such as 2001-2002, the situation was much worst; unless Bernice-Gary’s wife- or Gary were at home no-one could pass through the main gate, absolutely no-one.
www.thetigonbook.co.za /News.html   (5182 words)

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