Talk:Panthera hybrid

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[edit] Jaguar-tiger hole

Why is there a gap where Jaguar♂ and Tiger♀ cross? Because for some obscure reason nobody's thought of a name? Let's think of one now! How about "jagger"? -- Smjg 10:49, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

I have no idea. Probably a result of some incompatability; although that didn't stop some hybrids from being on the list. --Apostrophe 19:04, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Jaguars and tigers have not been hybridised. This page refers for reported hybrids, not hypothetical hybrids. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 20.133.0.8 (talk) 15:13, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Whether the hybrid exists, it's an ugly hole in the structure of the page and one that should be addressed. I see someone's addressed it now. But to say
"There are no known successful attempts in the mating of these species"
still begs the question: known by whom? -- Smjg (talk) 01:17, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
Known in the published scientific literature? --Cubbi (talk) 14:21, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dogula

In the body of this section, it is spelt Dogla. Which is correct?

Dogla. I apologize for the misspelling. --Apostrophe 18:09, 31 August 2005 (UTC)`

[edit] Panthers?

How about regular panthers? Do they go in to any of this? Valley2city 06:52, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

   A panther is not an actualy animal. It is one of the classification groups in taxonomy, specifically a genus. The genus is called Panthera, and in it includes the 4 big cats: Lions, Tigers, Leopards, and Jaguars. More specifically, a lot jaguars and leopards are incorrectly refered to as panthers. There is, though, a melanistic(a deformaty in fur color, like albino) that makes the leopards all black, and these are called Black Panthers. 

In other words, the term panther is often missused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.117.137.33 (talk) 00:18, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Neologisms

Don't make up names, especially for hypothetical creatures. If these hybrids really are referred to using these portmanteau names, cite a source. A few are real, but I suspect most are probably made up. --Alivemajor 21:23, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Yeah quit using these childish names made up by the popular media in an attempt to be funny about one of their 'peculiar' newsitems.--194.81.255.254 08:48, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tigons are not smaller?

Quote: "Unlike popular belief, Tigons are not smaller because of combining genetics." – I think this sentence contains two statements: 1. Tigons are not smaller; 2. The cause is genetics. – Now which statement is "unlike popular belief"? Are they not smaller? Or are they smaller indeed, but just not due to genetics? --Suaheli (talk) 06:40, 13 April 2008 (UTC)