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The leopard exhibit

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Copenhagen Zoo, March 1, 2009.

The Amur leopard exhibit at Copenhagen consists of two adjoining meshed enclosures of about 200 square meters each. Whenever possible they are opened up and thus creating a 400 square meter big enclosure. Built in the beginning of the 1970s , this exhibit is nothing special now, but way back then it was a HUGE improvement to the previously existing horror show - the old carnivore house with its awful small cages, that I remember seeing as a kid in the beginning of the 1960s. Nicely furnished with lots of climbing structures, things could be worse - but also a whole lot better, of course.

Anyway, this picture shows the big male taking a look out on the surroundings - he has a 360 degrees view when he climbs up at the top of the tallest dead tree.

This picture was not taken at dusk, but in broad daylight. My stupid cell phone camera is playing us a trick...
Copenhagen Zoo, March 1, 2009.

The Amur leopard exhibit at Copenhagen consists of two adjoining meshed enclosures of about 200 square meters each. Whenever possible they are opened up and thus creating a 400 square meter big enclosure. Built in the beginning of the 1970s , this exhibit is nothing special now, but way back then it was a HUGE improvement to the previously existing horror show - the old carnivore house with its awful small cages, that I remember seeing as a kid in the beginning of the 1960s. Nicely furnished with lots of climbing structures, things could be worse - but also a whole lot better, of course.

Anyway, this picture shows the big male taking a look out on the surroundings - he has a 360 degrees view when he climbs up at the top of the tallest dead tree.

This picture was not taken at dusk, but in broad daylight. My stupid cell phone camera is playing us a trick...
 
Looks kind of like London's big cat cages.
 
Yes! I haven´t been there since 1983, but that is just about how I remember the cat exhibits. Possibly even smaller? And unchanged to this day?

Also probably built in the beginning of the 1970s?
 
I think they were built in the 70's, but I wouldn't say they're any smaller than the ones in the picture.
 
I think the London cages are a bit shorter than this? They do appear to have a similar sort of area though.
 

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