The Edge

I went to the Denver Zoo for a few hours Saturday afternoon, and decided to make a stop at "The Edge," the new tiger exhibit.  It has been hyped for over a year now, but I don't see that it is all that better than where the tigers were located before.  The large sign asking if your are being watched in the photograph on the left refers to the ability of the tigers to jump up to the second level of the compound and watch zoo patrons from above.   Of course, it also has a dual meaning, highlighting modern concerns about privacy.  So many people are  worried now - without any justification - about their image being captured and put on the internet.  Pure paranoia, I say..

As for the tigers, once you get into the exhibit you see that the tigers do not seem to want to go up to the second level and watch the zoo patrons.  What they want to do is just sit down as far away as possible from the crowds and watch from a distance, like the tiger in the photograph on the right.  Or else lie down and sleep in a corner of the cage, like the tiger on the other side of  The Edge.  I still say they need to send in an intern with a stick to poke them and get them to move about and get some exercise.  But nobody listens.  What can I say?