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World welcomes its first liliger
Kiara with resident foster mother
The result of a lion-liger liason

A hybrid of a lion and liger (the offspring of a lion and a tiger) has been born at the Novosibirsk zoo, in Russia.

The "liliger" cub has been named Kiara and was born to an 8 year old female liger and a male African lion about a month ago. She has tiger stripes on her forehead, but in other respects resembles a lion cub.

She hasn't had the easiest start to life, however. Her mother stopped producing milk almost immediately after the birth and her cub has to be bottle-fed. She has also acquired an unusual nurse - the zoo's resident cat, Dasha, has adopted the cub as one of her own and according to the Head of the Cats' Section at the zoo, "plays with Kiara, keeps her warm and washes her like her own."

In the wild, lions and tigers do not mate - and Kiara is thought to be the first liliger in the world

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Submissions open for BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026

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 The BSAVA has opened submissions for the BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026.

It is an opportunity for applicants to present new research on any veterinary subject, such as the preliminary results of a study, discussion of a new technique or a description of an interesting case.

They must be based on high-quality clinical research conducted in industry, practice or academia, and summarised in 250 words.

Applications are welcome from vets, vet nurses, practice managers, and students.

Submissions are open until 6 March 2026. 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk