Loin Enclosure September 1991

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  Bwassa

• 12 Jun 2010

I remember the first time I saw this enclosure at Edinburgh. It seemed very small, especially for Lions.
It was roughly where the outside area for the Koalas is now.

 

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  dean

• 7 Dec 2012

It wasn't only small, they seamed rather far off too, it was of it's time I suppose when it was thought cats lye around all day so they won't need much space.

 

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  Gigit

• 7 Dec 2012

I wondered what on earth I was going to see when I clicked on this

 

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  CGSwans

• 7 Dec 2012

Purpose built for breeding?

 

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  FBBird

• 7 Dec 2012

Loin Enclosure

This isn't the old tiger enclosure is it? That was very successful from a breeding point of view, and groundbreaking of its time.

 

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  Pertinax

• 8 Dec 2012

Havn't Edinburgh Lions always lived in here? In the old days I think it was referred to as 'Lion Rock' or is that a different enclosure?

 

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  TeaLovingDave

• 13 Dec 2012

This appears to be a different enclosure to the current Asiatic Lion enclosure at Edinburgh.

 

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  felis silvestris

• 8 Mar 2023

This exhibit held lions from when it was opened up until 2002 when the last African female Judi died. The Asiatic lion enclosure was built the year after.