[Sketch by Nonhuman Crew member, DAM]
The lions and tigers at the San Francisco Zoo could be back on public display next week, more than a month after they were quarantined from public view after the Christmas Day tiger attack, city and zoo officials said Monday.
The zoo's four lions and four tigers have lived in cages behind their grotto as contractors work to raise the height of their enclosures so that the walls meet minimum safety standards. The tiger that escaped and killed a 17-year-old visitor is believed to have jumped over her grotto's 12 1/2-foot moat wall. The minimum recommended height for such walls is about 16.4 feet.
In the weeks since the animals were quarantined, zookeepers have come up with creative ways to stimulate the cats, including entertaining them with games and toys and even showing them videos of the Disney cartoon "The Lion King."
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Lions and tigers back on display next week
by Cecilia M. Vega, SF Chronicle, 29 January, 2008
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