Celebrating Halloween at Big Cat Rescue: On Thursday morning the tigers T.J. and Bengali at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa got holiday-themed enrichment treats like carved pumpkins filled with meat or papier-mache ghosts hanging from trees to provide their big cats with mental stimulation. Like domestic cats, exotic cats are always curious about anything new and different in their environments.[Skip O'Rourke | tampabay.com] (Oct. 17, 2013)
Like domestic cats, exotic cats are curious about anything new and
different in their environments. So, Big Cat Rescue decided to offer a
little holiday-themed enrichment to their charges. The center is home to
more than 100 big cats, including lions, tigers, leopards, bobcats and
more.
On Thursday morning the tigers, T.J. and Bengali, got to pounce upon and attack unsuspecting pumpkins filled with meat.
Reno the golden leopard got to catch a fluttering ghost pinata as it
hung from a tree within his enclosure. Treats, like carved pumpkins
filled with meat or papier-mache ghosts hanging from trees, provide the
big cats with mental stimulation.
"Enrichment is something we try to (offer) on a regular basis," said
Gale Ingham, Big Cat Rescue's operations manager. "(Outside) captivity,
these animals would have hundred of miles to scent, look at, dig up and
trees to climb. In captivity, they don't have that opportunity."
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