Carolyn
Just big kitty cats. Every cat loves a rubbing/scratching post.
RIP.
All grown up. This was 2018. He died at the end of last year, at the age of 13.
Fintan when he was just beginning that mane. The white lions were more white when very young. He had two female companions, which I don't know apart: Makaili and Lemon.
Ruby CardinalOne of the newest Torontonians, born in Feb at Toronto Zoo. Meet Imara
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The keeper is challenging the cheetah with a contraption that is a thing tied to a line that is basically a big cat toy. Cat sees thing moving, cat runs after it. 😀
If you ever go to the zoo, do plan visits around the keeper talks. Always something interesting to learn. Such as sometimes nature provides the enrichment. One day, apparently a Canada Goose landed in this area & was not fast enough &...the cheetah stayed out overnight with its acquired dinner.
It amazes me that 1) people are surprised the African animals are mostly not available in their publicly-viewed pastures in the winter; 2) that the lions, cheetahs, hyenas are usually out. The keepers say that they are given a choice of staying indoors or going outdoors and they usually chose to go outdoors. These animals were born at the zoo, so not just taken off the plains of Africa and thrown into Canadian snow. And they have caves with heated pads. :)
For some reason baby cheetahs are called cubs, not kittens. It was fun watching a litter grow up at the Toronto Zoo, and I was surprised to see them climbing this tree. Live and learn. :)
This tree was too far from the edge of the enclosure to jump out, fortunately. Unlike the new orangutan facility that opened a few years ago, that did allow an enterprising orangutan to happily frolic in treetops outside its domain.
