I wish it was....
Are yall on the other side of the pond tired of constantly seeing Amur leopards instead of other subspecies? In Europe we have quite a variety: from memory, Sri Lankan, Javan, North Persian, Arabian (not really in Europe by ZTL says so...), Amur, North Chinese, Indian, Caucasus...
I guess the classification of leopards is pretty messy, and ZTL just lists all the subspecies ever invented, so many in that list aren't valid techically
But, returning to the original question: do you get bored of the Amur subspecies?
@amur leopard I know these questions were for Arizona Docent but...
1) Yes, although some facilities hold more than Amurs. Example: the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound in southern California holds Amur, North Chinese, and Persian. (I however have not been to said facility)
2) Tiger or jaguars
1) I think (hopefully) that you wouldn't be bored with them if you lived in the U.K or the rest of Europe... life is much more exciting for leopard enthusiasts over here
2) Interesting - wise choice. I like all of them, but here is my list:
1- Leopard!!!!
2- Tiger and Jaguar
3- Snow leopard and Clouded leopard (both mainland and Sunda)
4- Cheetah (if they can be considered as big cats)
5- Lions - I don't really like lions....
Dunno why....
Basically when I was five I think I made a table when I was bored on the plane. I think I was going to Canada...
Anyway the table ranked all the larger wild cats by evaluating their skill at something. For example, if there was an 'ability in the trees' section, leopards would get 10, jaguars would get 9 and lions would get a fitting 2. And I based my new favourite animal off of that. And, in an entirely unbiased match, the king of variety won! (The leopard).
Yes- although Oregon's is very slightly different in a few areas. They are pretty abbot made by the same people; I was wondering if anyone knew which company made the LA and SDZ maps....
Do we (as ZooChatters) want to see other leopard subspecies in USA? Yes, absolutely. Does the general public care about leopard subspecies? Not a bit. Two southern California zoos - The Living Desert and San Diego - both have African themed exhibits for "African leopards" that in fact house Amur leopards (San Diego also has a second exhibit area distinctly for Amur and snow leopards). I am sure other USA zoos do the same thing. The best place to see them (and to see any cats for that matter) is Le Parc Des Felins in France. They have four separate (and large) leopard exhibits: Amur leopard, Sri Lanka leopard, Persian leopard, black leopard.
