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Two new zoo additions: A panda and a… liliger?

September 17, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Yes, you read that correctly. It’s LIliger, not liger. And it’s what you get when a lion mates with a liger. The cub, named Kiara, was born last month in […]

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