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The Tiger Pit @ Whipsnade, circa 1930s

This is from a postcard. The Tiger Pit was adapted in 1947 for a pair of Kodiak Bears, who lived in it until 1984, when they were sent to Duisberg. It was very barren, just the concrete tiers, a pool, and a tree trunk. The pit was filled in and grassed over around 1989.

The Tiger Pit @ Whipsnade, circa 1930s
Bwassa, 7 Dec 2009
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    • Bwassa
      This is from a postcard. The Tiger Pit was adapted in 1947 for a pair of Kodiak Bears, who lived in it until 1984, when they were sent to Duisberg.
      It was very barren, just the concrete tiers, a pool, and a tree trunk.
      The pit was filled in and grassed over around 1989.
    • PeGe
      Are there any informations concerning the tiger subspecies/hybrid status?
    • Animal
      It's duisburg ;)

      For me they look like sumatrans.
    • Bwassa
      I don't know much about the tigers back then. I think they were Bengals, but whether they were pure or hybrid, I'm afraid I can't help you with.
    • Bwassa
      Sorry Animal ;)
    • PeGe
      Thanks!
      Ah, Duisburg!
      Yes, i was aslo thinking of Sumatrans first but because of the date and the fact that in these days e.g. Berlin had "Sunda Tigers", i am interested to lern more about these ones in their concrete desert.
    • James27
      I think they look like Sumatrans too.
    • zebedee101
    • Animal
      Thanks. Babykodiaks is one thing you dont see every day :)
    • gentle lemur
      I remember seeing four baby Kodiaks (rather smaller than the ones on the video) on my first visit to Whipsnade in 1972. They were charming, but the enclosure was very bare and outdated even then.

      Alan
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