Manaus Part 3
Today we talk about the CIGS Zoo. This zoo is part of the army's jungle warfare-training center, and most of the animals were captured by soldiers on patrol.
The animal enclosures range from some in need of serious repair, to others that are the most sophisticated and humane habitats you have ever seen.
The cougars are kept in sizable enclosures with grass and a small pond, while some of the other big cats are in small pens reminiscent of zoos from thirty years ago.
The collection is tremendous: black and spotted jaguars, cougars and smaller cats, as well as tapirs, alligators, capibaras and pacas. There are snakes, the most impressive being a giant anaconda. As far as native birds go the zoo boasts of toucans, macaws, and harpy eagles . There are several monkey islands in a large pond in the center of the zoo that supports a variety of monkeys found in the region.
Often the young soldiers take young jaguars for a walks through zoo, nice to watch but you do not want to get too close.
Although some of the zoo is old, an effort is being made to upgrade the compound and give the animals the space they deserve.
More in the next edition.
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