The snow leopard exhibit at the Central Park Zoo just opened, and it promises to be an interesting and exciting exhibit. With only 8000 of these big cats left on earth, the NY Times reports that exhibits such as this one are intended to “enrich” the animals by providing a safe environment that even includes heated rocks and scents (cf. Estee Lauder) that they enjoy.
What a change from the older zoos of circular cages and pacing, sad animals.
The nation’s very best snow leopard exhibit is just a few miles away at the Bronx Zoo’s Himalayan Highlands exhibit, so I suspect this new exhibit will be excellent as well.
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We can only hope! At least the two facilities are related!