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bluetoffeezoo
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Hi I'm a regular at Chester Zoo in England, but visiting Busch in Sept/Oct this year I'm interested to find out the history of the tigers any help appreciated 
Hi I'm a regular at Chester Zoo in England, but visiting Busch in Sept/Oct this year I'm interested to find out the history of the tigers any help appreciated
Not sure about the history of the tigers, but BG has a massive amount of tigers, about 12 or so. There are normal Bengal, Golden Tigers, and White Tigers. The only history I know is that two tigers, Bhutan and Bala, came from a zoo in Texas I think, and King and Laney came from a zoo in Alabama?
bluetoffeezoo
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thanks I'll keep digging
Yesterday, the park celebrated the 1 year anniversary of their Cheetah Hunt section of the park. This includes the Cheetah Hunt roller coaster, and of more interest to ZooChatters, Cheetah Run the cheetah habitat. To add to the festivities, 7 female Cheetahs celebrated their birthdays in one enormous birthday bash and a large meat cake.
I do not like cheetah hunt very much. (except the roller coaster!) The main exhibit is just for show (to make the cheetahs run) the only time you can see them all day is through a chain link fence and bamboo.
Actually, the main exhibit does have a long track for running, but other things for the cheetahs, such as a pool, shade, bushes, and more. Groups of cheetahs are alternated onto exhibit, providing enrichment for the groups as they can smell the former occupants of the exhibit. There is also open-air viewing and glass viewing. I don't know where you got the idea of a chain-link fence and bamboo, as I didn't see any chain-link fence, and "bamboo" was the backing for the exhibit.
When I went to the zoo in late march i clearly remember seeing a cheetah pace back and forth behind the main exhibit that was empty. I walked past the exhibit multiple times (I kept going back for the roller coaster) the exhibit was empty until the last 30 min before the it closes there was one cheetah sleeping.
Glad you enjoyed the coaster at least.
Some of my family went on it and found it amazing, but I didn't due to a long fear of coasters.
How did you see the off-exhibit area? Was it on the Endangered Species Tour where you feed giraffes? As for the exhibit being empty, several groups of cheetahs are rotated throughout the day. The worth is wait it, because I saw 3 rotations. The first was the Cheetah-Dog duo, a Cheetah Run, and a group of 3 female Cheetahs. I saw that last group for more than a whole hour as the long line for Cheetah Hunt took forever.
No I did not go behind the scenes. I just was at the far left of the exhibit looking through the glass and through the bamboo and fenceing I saw a cheetah pacing back and forth waiting to get into the exhibit. There were some employs trying to set up the track but the machine broke in half because they were using a too short wire. Then they could never do it so they took a cheetah out on a leash and started talking about it. I only saw one cheetah in the exhibit and there were none behind the exhibit as far as I could see. If you went closer to the opening to the exhibit maybe they had more cheetahs at the time because I think they trad with White oak conservation Center because on one of the monitors I saw a short video on cheetah conservation and it kept showing the White Oak Conservation Center.
I think the main reason why you didn't see any Cheetahs is because of the rotation process. Normally, it took about 20 minutes to rotate one group of Cheetahs into the exhibit.
Patience is a virtue ... 
Patience is a virtue ...
Indeed it was, as I saw my first Cheetahs there, and had to be patient waiting for an hour and a half while my family waited for Cheetah Hunt. On the plus side, I got to watch Cheetahs for an hour and a half.
Never posted it, but in April, twin Mongoose Lemurs were born. They are on exhibit daily in Curiosity Caverns.
It's Twins! | Busch Gardens Tampa
And Then There Were Three... | Busch Gardens Tampa
It's Twins! | Busch Gardens Tampa
And Then There Were Three... | Busch Gardens Tampa
Baby Emu update for the Emus that hatched in the Animal Care Center.
Baby Emu Update | Busch Gardens Tampa
Baby Emu Update | Busch Gardens Tampa
There are 7 tigers that rotate throught 2 habitats per day.Hi I'm a regular at Chester Zoo in England, but visiting Busch in Sept/Oct this year I'm interested to find out the history of the tigers any help appreciated
Zoo Insider Tip: Tigers at Jungala | Busch Gardens Tampa
There's been a baby boom recently at BGT.
The park has recently celebrated the births of a Southern Three-Banded Armadillo, a Giant Anteater, a Common Squirrel Monkey, and a Red Kangaroomwho's been named Louis.
The park has recently celebrated the births of a Southern Three-Banded Armadillo, a Giant Anteater, a Common Squirrel Monkey, and a Red Kangaroomwho's been named Louis.
A male Common Eland was born July 30, and is being hand-raised in the Outback Nursery holding area.
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Welcomes a New Baby Eland | Busch Gardens Tampa
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Welcomes a New Baby Eland | Busch Gardens Tampa
As part of a Christmas celebration coming up, penguins will be coming to Busch Gardens Tampa. From photos and videos, it looks like they will be Humboldts. They will take over the otter enclosure, which is disappointing, as the otter enclosure is just an average exhibit, and doesn't seem suited for penguins. The exhibit is only temporary though.