Pawprints Reveal Alexei’s Secret Trips onto His New Swing
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- The start of the school year has sharply reduced weekday visitor numbers at the zoo.
- Zoo visitors installed a swing made from fire hoses in an Amur leopard enclosure, but staff have not yet caught Alexei using it.
- Dirty pawprints on the swing indicate that the leopard has climbed onto or examined it.
The start of the school year has emptied the zoo of many weekday visitors, but the animals themselves appear to be enjoying the change in season. Variable weather and gentle autumn sunshine have made them more active, vocal and playful than they were during the hot summer days.
Zoo enthusiasts recently installed a new swing in the Amur leopard enclosure. The unusual structure was made from fire hoses for Alexei, the enclosure’s resident leopard.
No one has yet managed to catch Alexei actually using the swing. He continues to sleep and eat in his favorite places, maintaining his usual routine.
But the evidence is in the dirt. Pawprints on the swing show that Alexei has at least investigated his new piece of equipment, even if he has not yet been seen enjoying a ride.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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