Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden What's Gnu at the Cincinnati Zoo? - 2012

Arizona Docent said:
While the malayan tigers now have eye level viewing, the white tigers appear to only be visible from above looking down. Not a very good design - you used to be able to see them on the same level across a moat. Now all the views are looking down? I hope I am wrong and there is a lower viewing area, but if not this is a step backwards not an improvement.
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Yes there are two above viewing areas as I said last week. Also it says it has a wooden bridge, the bridge is only part of the exit.
 
TropicWorld54 said:
For some reason the tiger exhibits remind me of Busch Garden's exhibits.
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That was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the exhibits! They share short grass, waterfalls that appear out of nowhere, etc., but Cincinnati may have a bit more cover and shade for them. However, BG has that unique oppurtunity to see 4 tigers at once that rotate througout two habitats a day.
 
I have a feeling that the white tiger exhibit does not have eye-to-eye viewing because it was built to eventually serve as another Malayan tiger exhibit. The zoo's white tigers are both in their later teens, and will sooner-or-later pass on. When this occurs, their exhibit will be freed up for more Malayan tigers and begin breeding again. Once the exhibit is occupied by Malayan tigers, it will allow for multiple vantage points of one subspecies instead of limited vantage points of two.

Keeping cool at the zoo:
 
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That moment cannot happen too soon (by half)!

I EVER fail to see any conservation or education rationale behind a single mutation / hybridized / consequence of inbreeding animal for display in a professional zoo.
 
That sounds like a great plan Kudu. Akere and Popsy have to be about 16-17 now. The best part about Cat Canyon is we also get to finally see the closed off exhibits at Rhino Reserve. The bongo exhibit is filled with grass and is lusher than ever.
 
The opening line of the article says "The eyes are the mirror of the soul according to an old proverb." Isn't it supposed to be "the eyes are the window to the soul?" Off topic I know, but it bugs me that a journalist cannot correctly quote a popular saying (especially when it is the lead sentence in their article).

And regardless of what kind of tigers are in the second exhibit, it is still a terrible design to have people looking down like that. We have long known from studies that predators are more secure in captivity when they can look down from up high, not be forced to be down low and be looked upon. Maybe that is all they could do given the terrain, but it is hugely disappointing.
 
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Where do you think the zoo is going to get there hippos for the new africa exhibit? Do you think its a possiblity that the zoo could get one of the baby hippos born a couple years ago in u.s. zoos such as adhama san diego zoo and vision topeka zoo.
 
@Arizona Docent- It is disappointing that the white tiger enclosure is looked down on; I wasn't disagreeing with that, and yes, given the space and shape of the canyon and the historic importance and structure of the old grottos, it is likely the only option they had to allow viewing for the two enclosures.

@jusko88- I do not know where the zoo will be sourcing their hippopotamuses from at this point. The hippopotamus and crocodile enclosures are planned for a 2015 opening, so it is likely that we will not know for some time.
 
Didn't the Cat Canyon window plan show that a window would view the Malayans while another window 90 degrees to the left would view the white tigers?
 
Originally the viewing shelter was planned to have glass viewing windows for both exhibits, but I have a feeling that they soon found that it wasn't possible with the layout and terrain of the canyon; those factors are also likely to have had something to do with the absence of the underwater viewing.
 
A male okapi and the new bongo calf are on exhibit in Rhino Reserve.

Miniature pigs cool off in the sprinkler:
 
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Tour of Cat Canyon by Thane Maynard:
 
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Taj and Who Dey the Malayan tigers playing in their yard:
 
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Great video! They are spectacular in person. To tell the difference between the two (For labeling reasons for photos or if you just want to know) Taj is more curious, alive, and bigger than Who-Dey.
 
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