A friend of mine was lucky enough to see Tikal, our new Jaguar. She let me share her photos. Thank you Grace! Aside from one in the email newsletter, I haven't seen any of him in his SFZoo enclosure, so this is a treat! I can't wait to see him myself!
She said, he is gorgeous, and was interested in seeing his neighbor Raj, the male Snow Leopard. She was surprised by how much of his tail is missing. I mentioned in a previous post, without going into detail that he and the female in Sacramento didn't get along. What I didn't say, but will now be obvious, was that she actually bit his tail off. I felt very sad for him hearing that. Poor guy. Thankfully he survived that attack.
After seeing my friends photo of his tail, it's shorter than even I imagined. The female really did a number on him. I hope we don't acquire her. He don't need to see her ever again, even through caging.
I also hope I never see a Jaguar tail being hauled out for education. That would be in severe poor taste. I've seen docents in the past stand right in front of the Snow Leopards with a tail, and it's disturbing. Recounting that now reminds me of the time, the Lion paws were brought out and the cart keepers held it up so people could high five it. It was disrespectful and horrifying.
Hoping I see him tomorrow. I love him already and have affectionately dubbed him our sweet Bobuar 😊
Check back here tomorrow evening, I aim to get video of him to share and if I do will link it here.
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