Big Cat Country - Jaguar Exhibit

Aug. 9th, 2014.

This is one of the few open air un-netted jaguar exhibits in the US! the only other one I can think of is Milwaukee?

geomorph said:

This is one of the few open air un-netted jaguar exhibits in the US! the only other one I can think of is Milwaukee?

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Formerly Phoenix as well--years ago

Formerly Out Of Africa before their last jaguar died.

Were you able to see the jaguars when you visited? When I visited last year I went to the zoo two days in a row and never once saw a jaguar. It is a wonderful exhibit though for the jaguars as it offers numerous opportunities for them to hide.

BlackRhino said:

Were you able to see the jaguars when you visited? When I visited last year I went to the zoo two days in a row and never once saw a jaguar. It is a wonderful exhibit though for the jaguars as it offers numerous opportunities for them to hide.

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Of the 305 photos that I posted of the Saint Louis Zoo there is one that shows a black jaguar lying on what appears to be a small wooden platform.

geomorph said:

This is one of the few open air un-netted jaguar exhibits in the US! the only other one I can think of is Milwaukee?

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Alexandria Zoo does in Land of the Jaguar.

Good luck to the Zoo-they gonna need it.

Bib Fortuna said:

Good luck to the Zoo-they gonna need it.

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What does this mean? Which zoo are you referring to?

I mean, it is a very high risk to keep jaguars in open exhibits. A few years ago, a jaguar excaped from such an exhibit at Doue'la Fontaine,France, and killed a young girl and her father.Nevertheless the height of the sourounding walls( on that pic-these walls seems not to high ) and electrices fence, I wouldn't do that.Jaguars are excellent, powerful jumpers and climbers, and there is no need to keep keep them in an open exhibit, accepting the risk of it..