This seems like a rather poor orangutan exhibit, with what amounts to a rock wall surrounding a green field with a bunch of tree stumps for climbing frames. Is there shelter from the sun somewhere in the enclosure?
How fantastic for the leopard cats! Do they catch andom live prey? I would have thought if they did it would be difficult to get them to go indoors in the morning. First time l have heard of a primate / cat rotation exhibit rotated at night.
How fantastic for the leopard cats! Do they catch andom live prey? I would have thought if they did it would be difficult to get them to go indoors in the morning. First time l have heard of a primate / cat rotation exhibit rotated at night.
I'm not sure about the live prey, but the cats were active and I imagine any bats and rats nearing the enclosure would be in trouble.
The zoo has another primate/cat rotation nearby with chimpanzees and servals. My impression from visiting Bioparc Fuengirola (in Spain) a couple of days ago is that they also rotate their servals and chimps. Hopefully I'll be able to confirm that soon.
This seems like a rather poor orangutan exhibit, with what amounts to a rock wall surrounding a green field with a bunch of tree stumps for climbing frames. Is there shelter from the sun somewhere in the enclosure?
On initial or distant inspection it does look fairly poor; but the climbing structures are quite big, and cast generous shadows - as does the surrounding wall. It's an unorthodox enclosure, and I'd have liked to have seen some tall climbing structures in the empty space - as well as a shelter of some kind, but it seems to be ok for the time being. I'd want to improve the ape enclosures though.
Hopefully this photo gives a better idea of scale and shade:
I'm not sure about the live prey, but the cats were active and I imagine any bats and rats nearing the enclosure would be in trouble.
The zoo has another primate/cat rotation nearby with chimpanzees and servals. My impression from visiting Bioparc Fuengirola (in Spain) a couple of days ago is that they also rotate their servals and chimps. Hopefully I'll be able to confirm that soon.
