Although male ligers and tigons are sterile, female ligers and tigons can produce cubs. Notably, ligers typically grow larger than either parent species, unlike tigons. In both ligers and tigons, the females are fertile and the males are sterile. Ligers or tigons will always have health problems. Ligers and tigons look just like their parents, only bigger or smaller. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tigons were more common than ligers. There are several issues caused by breeding ligers and tigons, mostly due to health problems. It is a common misconception that tigons are smaller than lions or tigers. Tigons too have growth dysplasia, however inversely.