8th June 2011
Today we moved Chandru over to his new enclosure and living quarters. His night accomodation is now in the new bedroom block. This means he will be able to sleep more comfortably and keepers can observe him a lot easier when he is inside that previously. He also now has a new enclosure that has been refurbished with new platforms so he can sit up high. He can actually see most of the zoo from his new platform and watch all the other cats from there as well which will be very interesting to him.
He is also new to an old love interest in the tigress Lola who is in the enclosure next door. And with the way the bedroom blocks are designed, with sliding doors between the bedrooms, we can actually rotate Chandru into Lola's enclosure and vice versa, giving them a new environment to live in each day and being able to take in the smell of the cat from the day previously. Here are some shots of the move and Chandru in his new enclosure:
Moving Chandru across:
Checking him over quickly in his new bedroom before he wakes up!
The view of the lion enclosure Chandru now has from his top platform:
A nice portrait shot of Chandru as he looks over towards his new neighbours, the lions, from his new outside den:
Chandru in his new enclosure:
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