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Japanese: liger
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… Interspecies hybrids between tigers and lions are sometimes produced in captivity. The hybrids between male tigers and female lions are called tigons, and vice versa. Tigers do not usually attack humans, but tigers that are injured or old and can no longer catch prey, or tigers that live in areas where prey is rapidly decreasing, can become aggressive and become man-eaters. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "liger" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… トラとライオンの間には,飼育下でときに種間雑種が生まれることがある。トラの雄とライオンの雌の間にできたものはタイゴンtigon,逆の場合はライガーligerと呼ばれる。 トラはふつう人を襲わないが,けがをしたり,老齢で獲物をとれなくなったようなトラ,あるいは急速に獲物が減少した地域にすむトラなどは,攻撃されて傷を負うと狂暴になり,〈人食いトラ〉になることがある。…

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