Mixed exhibit

African savanna - 7 October 2015

Zebra and Cheetah

Wow that is a bizarre mix! So it looks like the cheetah can go into the zebra yard if it chooses to but the zebra cannot go into the cheetah yard?

Arizona Docent said:

Wow that is a bizarre mix! So it looks like the cheetah can go into the zebra yard if it chooses to but the zebra cannot go into the cheetah yard?

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They both can if they want to, but the cheetah always stays away from the zebra, and the zebra pays no attention to the cheetah.

The cheetah hardly gets up to that platform in the "Cheetah tree" anymore. Perhaps the main reason why the cheetah used to prefer to stay on the platform was because it was cooler up there.

I did not know about a platform - I am referring to the yards in this photo. It appears to me those twisted branches will keep the zebra out of the cheetah area. Am I wrong?

Arizona Docent said:

I did not know about a platform - I am referring to the yards in this photo. It appears to me those twisted branches will keep the zebra out of the cheetah area. Am I wrong?

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um, the platform from this photo....
http://www.zoochat.com/2128/mixed-exhibit-giraffe-eland-zebra-cheetah-412727/