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Napoleon Dynamite's 'Liger' in the Flesh
March 09, 2010 6:40 PM
That's right.
Tonight, Vicki Mabrey and producer Elizabeth Stuart introduce us to some amazing hybrid animals, including a 900-pound, 12-foot tall lion-and-tiger mix named Hercules.
The "liger" earned a place in popular culture fame as Napoleon Dynamite's favorite animal.
We'll meet the enormous big cat combo, as well as some other interesting mixes. We'll also hear from some of the critics who question combining these breeds -- fearing a disruption of the natural order.
As you can see from the picture of Hercules and his trainer below and in this slideshow, they are a sight to behold.
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UPDATE: Embedded beneath Hercules is the segment, "Animal House."
March 9, 2010 in Animals, Environment, Mabrey, Mother Nature, Schoetz, Science | Permalink | Share | User Comments (5)
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Wanting to see hybrid animals? Yes. Wanting to see these animals with large chains around their necks? No. This is disgusting. To see this majestic animal crawl on top of a ladder to get a bottle of milk to show what a large and beautiful creature he is as opposed to his master's and assistant's small frame is demeaning. My heart breaks for this for creature. I have always enjoyed watching Dateline but tonight you have made me very disappointed. This was, at best, what I would expect to see at a low rent county fair. If that is what you were going for than I give you much applause.
Posted by: Leti | Mar 10, 2010 12:13:30 AM
Nightline seems to be short on news and is seeking tabloid like attempts to boost ratings.
One serious fault I had with the Liger segment was the inclusion of evolutionary statements that had no basis in fact.
In my engineering and science career I can state without any shadow of doubt that most people who believe or accept evolution as fact do so simply because most people in their peer group believe or accept evolution as fact.
Posted by: Ed Taylor | Mar 10, 2010 12:55:23 AM
Since the director of Napoleon Dynamite was from Preston Idaho (only 114 miles north of Hogle Zoo) and lived in Utah, I'm sure he or his family knew about Shasta the Liger. Shasta was born at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City Utah on May 14, 1948 and died in 1972 at age 24. The zoo did NOT purposely breed her. Shasta's birthday was a big deal every year in SLC with special activities for children and reduced zoo entrance fees. The taxidermist did a good job. Shasta is no longer in a glass case at Hogle Zoo rather she is displayed on the campus of BYU in Provo Utah in the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum.
Posted by: Kwess | Mar 10, 2010 2:23:16 AM
It was a wonderful story and I enjoyed it very much. Beats crime shows and hospitals. Magnificent, docile creature for being so huge. It is good to see he is treated so well; he would never be able to survive in the wild because someone would definitely kill him because they "could."
Posted by: Carol Todd | Mar 10, 2010 3:24:23 AM
What a great story . That cat looked as happy and at home as one could ever imagine. I have never seen a live liger or a zorse or walfin and I am sure I never will.
Thank you Nightline for this chance to see and learn about this.
Posted by: Tom | Mar 10, 2010 1:07:13 PM
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