Big-cat exhibit at zoo is renovated
Renovations to the big-cat exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo are complete following a fatal attack by an escaped tiger.
The zoo’s lions and tigers got their first look at the renovated pen Monday. Once the animals are acclimated to their updated surroundings, officials will decide when visitors can see the cats.
The animals have been kept indoors, away from public view, since a Siberian tiger killed a teenager and mauled his two friends on Christmas Day.
The renovations include raised walls, new glass barriers and electrified wires to keep the animals from escaping.
Before the improvements, the exhibit’s walls were about 4 feet lower than national guidelines suggested. The renovations raise the walls to the recommended height of 16.4 feet.
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