Longevity

Shasta, a ligress (female liger) was born at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City on May 14th, 1948 and died in 1972 at age 24. The 1973 Guinness world records reported an 18 year old, 750 lb male liger living at Bloemfontein zoological gardens, South Africa in 1953.



Shasta, a ligress (female liger) was born at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City on May 14th, 1948 and died in 1972 at age 24. The 1973 Guinness world records reported an 18 year old, 750 lb male liger living at Bloemfontein zoological gardens, South Africa in 1953.