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Do they challenge the definition of species? Not really. The key words are "interbreed successfully"; tigons and ligers generally are sterile and short-lived -- an evolutionary dead end.

It is a scene many wildlife experts never thought they would see. Two beautiful tigon cubs rest with their mother - blissfully unaware that they are making history by living for 205 days.