And for four tigers... that's less than 900 sq ft per animal. I suspect that if you combine the indoor exhibit space, they are sitting around the AZA's minimum spatial recommendations (1,600 sq ft to start, plus 50% for each additional tiger).
Downtown Aquarium Houston Houston Aquarium is updating their tiger exhibit!
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And for four tigers... that's less than 900 sq ft per animal. I suspect that if you combine the indoor exhibit space, they are sitting around the AZA's minimum spatial recommendations (1,600 sq ft to start, plus 50% for each additional tiger).
I'm glad they can finally go outside, but mega yikes.
Brayden Delashmutt
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Do they keep Bengal Tigers anymore? Found a video on their tiktok that showed what looked like a Sumatran Tiger
They only keep Sumatran tigers now.
Rare Sumatran Tiger Sisters Join Houston's Downtown Aquarium says that 2 tigers are moving to the aquarium
Nile Hippo Expert
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Old post, but their last female White Bengal Tiger died over the weekend, and their male of the species died in December. They must have been taken off-exhibit a few years ago, most likely because both were elderly animals.
Houston's 21-year-old white Bengal tiger 'Marina' dies at The Downtown Aquarium | abc13.com