Rotterdam Zoo - Leopard exhibit

A view of the splendid exhibit for Amur leopards in the Asia-theme of Rotterdam Zoo. Netted, lush and the leopards can easily disappear completely when they want peace and quiet.
July 2008

I must say, Toddy - looking through all these great photographs from Rotterdam of yours: most enclosures look pretty damn good!

Is Rotterdam Zoo an old inner city zoo or is it a new one outside of the city?

Easy to see why Rotterdam Zoo is my favourite then?

Yes, Rotterdam Zoo lies in the heart of the city. Try looking on Google Earth. It is a zoo with lots of interesting history attached.

So far I have only posted pictures from teh Asia-theme. I will post some more photos from the rest of the zoo very soon

Rotterdam is probably my favorite European zoo (though there are hundreds I still need to visit). It reminds me a lot of one of my favorite North American zoos--Woodland Park--in that it has transcended its small, old urban zoo past with some absolutely brilliant exhibits. It differs, however, in that it is also very densely packed with smaller exhibits housing an extraordinarily diverse collection. Very interested to see photos of some of the newer exhibits (polar bears, Africa) that were not there when I last visited....

The Netherlands is packed with many great zoos, and that's why it often pops up on this forum as arguably the greatest European nation for zoological gardens. This amur leopard exhibit is top-notch, with lots of foliage for the big cat(s) to hide.

I liked the gorilla exhibit presentation on Zoolex at Rotterdam.

My favourite zoo in Europe, without doubt! .

Beautiful exhibit!! I particularly love the cover and hiding potential provided by the vegetation!

Forgive me if I'm being unobservant, but are there suitable high vantage points for the cats to use (branches/platforms)? I can't see any in the photo...