Friday, April 25, 2025

Philadelphia Zoo: Big Cat Falls

 Philadelphia joins a host of amazing Zoos that combine most of their Big Cats in a single complex, like the Memphis Zoo, the St. Louis Zoo and the Little Rock Zoo.  Big Cat Falls first opened to the public in 2006, and was overhauled and updated in 2025.  I was very much impressed by all of the upgrades, and got to experience a wide range of the zoos' large feline species. 


 The benefits of the upgrades, while cosmetic in some ways, were apparent from the moment I entered.  They gave a fresh clean feel to everything and honestly left me wondering at moments if I'd even ever seen certain aspects of the complex before in previous visits.  
The combined entrance/exit to the collection of Big Cat Habitats.

African Lion
Panthera leo




The Puma Habitat.

Puma
Puma concolor



The Snow Leopard Habitat.

Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia

The way to the Amur Leopard Habitat.

Amur Leopard
Panthera pardus orientalis

Amur Tiger Habitat



Amur Tiger
Panthera tigris altaica



Dimitri came right up to the glass for an amazing close-up.

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