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Sumatran Tiger exhibit

aha, John Aspinall really liked his tigers! bred over 350 of them in his lifetime at the zoo! - it was one the biggest collection of tigers in the world. Its not in the Uk anymore but i think it will be back in a few years! ;)
Just remarkable and a remarkable man! :)
 
ahaha yep! definately sounds like it. remarkable people likes him are simply great.
 
Piles of vehicle tires in a tiger exhibit? Hmmm...I won't make any comments on that situation.:) One question that I do have: even with several deaths over the years, do the keepers still go in and handle the tigers?

they dont go in wth the tigers or lions, but go in with the cheetah, Snow Leopard and clouded leopard (what about the north china leopard)?
 
Clouded leopards I can understand as they're small so they'd probably keep their distance, but with the snow leopards? Odd, and pretty risky. Did you see them do this in person?
 
Having been to Howletts yesterday and seen these enclosures i thought they where brilliant!
Seeing the Amur Cubs next door playing by the pool was just an amazing experiance :)
 
Clouded leopards I can understand as they're small so they'd probably keep their distance, but with the snow leopards? Odd, and pretty risky. Did you see them do this in person?

was on roar, snow leopard up in tree, them directley underneath.

they also said tht they will go in with cheetah
 
Utilitarian means function over aesthetics... are you saying it was designed for looks before function?
 

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