10 Incredible Real-Life Animal Hybrids You Won’t Believe Exist

A zebra’s head on a lion’s body with the wings of a pigeon? Sounds like Photoshop fun. But believe it or not, some things that seem entirely fantastical aren't fiction at all. Nature—and occasionally humankind—can produce such bizarre hybrids that you can’t help but ask: Is this even real? Here are ten real, scientifically documented hybrid animals that truly exist—each of them worthy of their own chapter in a zoological epic. Liger A cross between a male lion and a tigress. Such encounters are virtually impossible in the wild, but in captivity, ligers are born with surprising regularity. They grow at phenomenal speed, often surpassing both parents in size. Hercules, a famous liger, is the largest known feline on Earth, weighing over 410 kilograms.