Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Temperment?

Does anyone else think that putting a red panda in an enclosure with big cat cubs is a bad idea? The last time I checked, as big cats grow up they tend to be pretty playful and a 15 pound puma cub can do some serious damage with those claws. I'd be concerned that the pumas might end up playing with the red panda and either injuring or killing it. Probably just my pro-cat stance, though.

Red panda joins feline pals at zoo
Chicago Sun-Times

To the Lincoln Park Zoo, the raccoon-like red panda has the heart of a lion.

The fury creature joined its feline friends Tuesday in a $1.75 million upgraded exhibit at the Kovler Lion House.

"I think that they're really cute," 7-year-old Hadley McCarthy said, admiring the panda and his new roommates: two puma cubs, a trio of long-haired Pallas' cats, a baronial snow leopard and an Afghan leopard.

1 comment:

E said...

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