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snow leopard walkway

May 13, 2016.

snow leopard walkway
Arizona Docent, 19 May 2016
    • Arizona Docent
      May 13, 2016.
    • devilfish
      Very nice to see this kind of feature in use - especially by a snow leopard!

      Is it a small snow leopard or are they tall arches? Did something else previously make use of this walkway? :)
    • DavidBrown
      The arches are tall. This exhibit complex was specifically built for snow leopards and Amur leopards in 2015.
    • Gulo gulo
      Keepers need to access the walkways to sanitize, place enrichment items and scents.
    • Arizona Docent
      Yes, as a matter of fact the keeper was up there just prior to this photo being taken (obviously before the snow leopard was given access). There are main exhibits on either side of the walkway and the connecting doors from the walkway can be closed on both ends or open on one end. So a cat is put off exhibit in one side and the cat on the opposite side exhibit has their tunnel access closed off. The keeper then goes into the exhibit of the cat that has been put into their night quarters and climbs up to the tunnel to clean or whatever.
    • devilfish
      Good point - thanks!
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