Philly Zoo Jaguars
Oct. 18th, 2011 08:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
petardierThe Stone zoo's female jaguar, Kanga, was relocated to the Philadelphia zoo earlier this year. She had a cub there in June.
It's always fun to watch jaguar cubs, but the most vivid part of this visit was the bird incident. There's two photos from that sequence here. Somehow, a bird had gotten into the jaguar's enclosure. It's covered with wire mesh, so a bird couldn't get in there without making a deliberate effort. There might have been something wrong with the bird to begin with since I never really saw it leave the ground after its initial appearance. Anyhow, the bird opted at first to remain still. This was smart as the jaguars didn't pursue it right away. Kanga did, however sniff and pat at it. This scared the bird into running for cover under a pair of logs. At this point, the hunt was on. Both jaguars were very intent on getting the bird out of its hiding place. At times, it looked like Kanga was holding back to give Lucha a fair chance to catch it himself.
Eventually, the bird's luck ran out. Kanga caught it and chewed it up rather messily at the back of the cage. I've include one shot from that sequence, but haven't enlarged it.
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It's always fun to watch jaguar cubs, but the most vivid part of this visit was the bird incident. There's two photos from that sequence here. Somehow, a bird had gotten into the jaguar's enclosure. It's covered with wire mesh, so a bird couldn't get in there without making a deliberate effort. There might have been something wrong with the bird to begin with since I never really saw it leave the ground after its initial appearance. Anyhow, the bird opted at first to remain still. This was smart as the jaguars didn't pursue it right away. Kanga did, however sniff and pat at it. This scared the bird into running for cover under a pair of logs. At this point, the hunt was on. Both jaguars were very intent on getting the bird out of its hiding place. At times, it looked like Kanga was holding back to give Lucha a fair chance to catch it himself.
Eventually, the bird's luck ran out. Kanga caught it and chewed it up rather messily at the back of the cage. I've include one shot from that sequence, but haven't enlarged it.
