Edinburgh Zoo Big Cat Breeding (lack of) Success

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Davef68

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Other than the 4 Asiatic Lion cubs in 2006, when was the last time Edinburgh successfully bred big cats?

I know there were several still born/neo-natal deaths of lion cubs both preceeding and following the successful four, but what about the others?
 
They did breed Amur tigers in 2000 and 2003 as well as 2009 at Highland. Not sure about others, they did breed lynx if I remember correctly.
 
Looking back on the annual reports from 1986, the zoo has bred
African lion (0.0.1 dns - 1989)
Asian lion (2.2 - 2006)
Amur tiger (0.0.2 - 1988)
Snow leopard (0.0.1 - 1988, 0.0.2 dns - 1989, 0.0.3 dns - 1993, 1.0 - 1994, 0.1 - 1996, 2.0 - 1998)
Persian leopard (1.0.1 - 1998)
Jaguar (0.0.2 - 1987, 0.0.1 - 1989)
 
kiang said:
Looking back on the annual reports from 1986, the zoo has bred
African lion (0.0.1 dns - 1989)
Asian lion (2.2 - 2006)
Amur tiger (0.0.2 - 1988)
Snow leopard (0.0.1 - 1988, 0.0.2 dns - 1989, 0.0.3 dns - 1993, 1.0 - 1994, 0.1 - 1996, 2.0 - 1998)
Persian leopard (1.0.1 - 1998)
Jaguar (0.0.2 - 1987, 0.0.1 - 1989)
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The lion area was closed off when i went in 2009, i was told due to births, which were clearly dns too and i thought there were more recently than then?
Not a great record anyway!
 
pipaluk said:
The lion area was closed off when i went in 2009, i was told due to births, which were clearly dns too and i thought there were more recently than then?
Not a great record anyway!
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These records were taken from the available annual reports i had.
 
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