This was perhaps the best collection of habitats that I experienced at the Memphis Zoo. I'm not a super fan of clustering genera types together like cats, dogs, bears, etc. I'm more of a Geographic Region organizer. Yet there are some zoos that do this well. Philadelphia, Smithsonian National (sort of), until recently the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. But this design? AMAZING! So many species, and room for even more that are inhabited by non-feline species (Red Pandas and Capybara). Of the cats in order of appearance: Fishing Cat, Amur Leopard, Sumatran Tiger, Puma, Snow Leopard, Jaguar, Caracal, Cheetah and African Lion!
I let the pictures tell the story from here.
FISHING CAT
AMUR LEOPARD
SUMATRAN TIGER
A parting look at the Sumatran Tigers from a different vantage point.
PUMA
RED PANDA
Snow Leopard to the LEFT and Jaguar to the RIGHT
SNOW LEOPARD
JAGUAR
CARACAL
CHEETAHS
AFRICAN LIONS
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