How does a liger produce offspring due to chromosomes?

A liger, the hybrid offspring of a male lion and a female tiger, has an unusual chromosome count, typically 38 chromosomes, which is an intermediate number between the 38 chromosomes of lions and the 36 chromosomes of tigers. This difference in chromosome number and structure generally leads to reproductive sterility in ligers, meaning they cannot produce viable offspring. However, in rare cases, female ligers may have the potential to breed with a lion or tiger, resulting in offspring like "tiglons" (with a male tiger) or "ligers" (with a male lion), though male ligers remain sterile. Thus, the chromosomal incompatibility limits their ability to produce their own offspring.