Things are just crazy busy in Carnivores these days, so much so that I barely have time to blog, which is a shame because blogging is a lot of fun. As a curator, I have many other responsibilities besides cheetahs and this month we have some exciting stuff going on with another spotted cat here at the zoo, the jaguar.
The jaguar exhibit was last renovated in 1982 and until about 4 years ago it housed snow leopards. Snow leopards are great cats but as their name suggests, the are not partcularly well adapted to Houston’s climate. Our last snow leopard is now enjoying the lovely weather at the Toronto Zoo, which I’m sure is much more to her liking.
The jaguar exhibit is closed about 8 weeks for a major rehab – the first task was to get rid of the old:
what a mess!
How do tell a jaguar from a cheetah? What about a leopard? Answers to all of your spotted cat questions are coming soon.
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Just curious, I was at the zoo last week and I was pretty sure there were two snow leopards there. Well all we could see was tails and a paw and maybe an ear. Did you bring the snow leopard back with a friend? The new jaguar exhibit looks awesome!