Cat Complex at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska



Cat Complex at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska

From Wikipedia:

The cat complex opened in 1977 at a cost of $2.5 million. The complex has 11 inside enclosures and 10 outside enclosures with capacity of up to 100 cats. The building is the largest cat breeding and management facility in North America. The Cat Complex was awarded the "Edward H. Bean Award" (1994) for tiger husbandry by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The Henry Doorly Zoo is known worldwide for its work in the field of artificial insemination of large cats.

The complex contains many animals from the Felidae family, which include:
Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
Cougar (Puma concolor)
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
African Lion (Panthera leo)

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