Jaguar enclosure - Tropics of the Americas

Photo taken May 2006.

The good old "ruined temple" look, which is very popular in Florida, seems to make for some intriguing looking exhibits.

Unlike other zoos' neotropical temples, the Palm Beach Zoo's ancient ruins actually somewhat resemble Mayan architecture (on a smaller scale).

If you look towards the back, you can see the mesh extends out to the right around the corner, so the exhibit is even bigger than it looks here. I could live without the temple look, though (or other manmade objects that are becoming frighteningly popular, like land rovers in lion exhibits).