But ony two big cats were needed, since tigers and lions are still interfertile and can have fertile offspring (barely). There's still some cross-fertility between lions and leopards as well. The big cats of today must have diverged very rapidly indeed in 4000+ years since some founder pair stepped off the ark.
And I thought I believed in evolution!
200 posted on 03/11/2006 5:16:23 PM PST by VadeRetro
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