Expedition: Asia - Clouded Leopard Exhibit

This shows about half of the exhibit for a pair of Clouded Leopards. The cats have full access to the upper tier of the exhibit.

What did you think of the new exhibit? While it seems odd for an aquarium to debut a gallery with all-indoor enclosures for mammals such as clouded leopards, binturongs and small-clawed otters (the second otter exhibit at the facility), from a couple of older news articles it seemed as if the clouded leopard exhibit might only be a temporary home for the cats but the details on future plans were extremely vague.

Undoubtedly the aquarium has been a massive success, with more than a million visitors in its first year of operation. I'm sure that Expedition Asia will continue to make the establishment a premier attraction in an area that already has the excellent Hogle Zoo and top-class Tracy Aviary.

I liked the new set of exhibits, the quality seemed consistently good throughout. Live plants were used in all of the exhibits, and I was impressed with the height of the leopard and otter exhibits. Also, none of those rotating electronic signs that are present throughout the rest of the facility. I guess the downside to that choice is that many species were not signed in the enclosures they were in (birds, fish, etc).