Liger!

[Lorien]

Liger trivia: Ligers grow much larger than tigers or lions because male lions and female tigers transmit a growth-inhibiting gene to their descendants.














Liger video: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/250400/liger/

[Orrex]

1. It's pretty much my favorite animal

Bred for its skills in magic.

[RadiationTherapy]

4. But my lips hurt real BAD.

[harmonicon]

6. +1

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. beautiful

and the baby :loveya:

[Fredda Weinberg]

3. Hybrid vigor. Unnatural, but predictable n/t

[Rising Phoenix]

5. my mom said we could not get one

:cry:

[harmonicon]

7. what an adorable abomination :)

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. I had no idea that they grew so HUGE. I have always wondered why one

can breed mules and ligers and such but that they are sterile?

[Lorien]

9. I guess that they are mostly-but not all-sterile

the article on Ligers said that all such hybrids are assumed to be sterile, but that assumption is sometimes proven to be false. :shrug:

The Liger boys in those photos appear to be neutered (they have the flabby bellies that big cats get when they are sterilized), but that was probably done to ensure temperament more than anything else.

[Bake]

10. That is one big kitteh!!

Yikes! But beautiful.

Bake

[Redstone]

11. Hey, I just ordered a Wacom Cintiq, and thought of you when I was doing so.

I'm not kidding. You can ask Mrs R, because I told her about you when I was making the case for spending the money to buy it. (She does the accounting for my business, so I run all the large purchases by her before spending the money.)

How are you liking yours, now that you've had it for a while?

Redstone

[Lorien]

12. Woot! I think that you are going to really like it

Did you order the 21UX or one of the newer models? I haven't done any complete illustrations on it yet, but I have done a lot of Photoshopping on both photos and artwork using the Cintiq. It takes a few days to get used to the slick surface and the slight delay on the action between the pen and the monitor/tablet, but soon enough you'll find yourself flying through your jobs. It really is a big time saver, and for people like us that's very important! I think that you'll be really happy that you made the investment.

Congrats! :toast: