Liger

The liger, is a hybrid cross between a male lion and a female tiger. A liger resembles a tiger with diffused stripes. They are the largest cats in the world, although the Siberian Tiger is the largest "pure" bred animal. Ligers and tigers enjoy swimming, whereas lions do not. A similar hybrid, the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion is called a tigon.Rare reports have been made of tigresses mating with lions in the wild. Such mating may have occurred when, in uncommon circumstances, tigers were forced into ranges inhabited by the Asiatic Lion, Panthera leo persica. However, since the present-day ranges of wild lions and tigers no longer overlap, it is generally held that such a combination of species would occur very rarely.Jungle Island in Miami is home to a liger named Hercules, the largest non-obese liger, said to weigh over 1,100 lbs, over twice the size of a male lion. Hercules was also featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360, Inside Edition and in a Maxim magazine article in 2005, when he was only 3 years old and already weighed 408.25 kg (900 lb) at the time.The liger is the largest animal in the cat family and Hercules was in the Book of World Records as the largest cat. Hercules seems completely healthy and is expected to live a long life. The cat's breeding is said to have been a complete accident. Sinbad, another Liger, was shown on the National Geographic Channel. Sinbad was reported to have the exact weight of Hercules.

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Jonas's Diary From The Book: "The Giver"

First Day as a Receiver

The first day as a receiver, I received the memories about snow. I receive the memory from an old man in the annex. Before I receive the memory, I must learn all the rules from the Book of Rules. The first time I learn, I can’t describe the comparison. I began to learn the coldness of cold air and snowflakes. After I received the memory, I learned another memory about sunshine and sunburn. That memory was also painful and it was not very pleasant to have, but it’s an honor to receive the memory. I was confused to call what the old man that gives me the memories. I asked him and he said to call me “The Giver”.

Second Day as a Receiver

The second day as a receiver, I learned that it’s not really hard to obey the rules, because my family didn’t question me much, and I think they are too busy describing each of their assignments. Back to the annex, I met The Giver, and he transferred me the memories about colors, and I began to see the different colors in my daily life. For example, I saw the color red for an apple, and I also saw that Fiona’s hair was red too. I was mad and confused why can’t other people knows all of these memories. I was mad because people can’t make choices and it’s all sameness in life. It’s not fair. The Giver told me that being a Receiver is not an easy thing to do. I can’t tell what I learned to other people, even my spouse in the future. Besides the memories of colors, The Giver gave me the memories about strong pain, so that I can bear some of The Giver’s pain for him.

Third Day as a Receiver

On the third day as receiver, I again had given the memory riding a sled. The difference was now I know the pain when I broke my leg when riding a sled.
The memory was so painful, so The Giver said sorry that he had to gave that memory, but it was he’s job to give that memory, and I went home. When Gbriel can’t sleep, and I was so sad, I desperately transfer the memory of silent, and she felt asslep.

Jonathan
Grade 9




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