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June 4, 2005
At first glance, Mr. Tidy by =ewm is a hilariously incongruous photo, but upon reading the description, one realizes the problem with many zoos, and feels pity for Mr. Tidy.
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Mr. Tidy

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I found this lion chewing on a Tidy Cat Kitty litter box quite amusing, but I also found this really sad. The enclosure has 2 male lions and I think it was too small of an area for just one lion alone. This lion was at the Potawatomi zoo in South Bend. It is an ok zoo its not the best but its definately not the worst. My major issue with the zoo is the larger animals just don't have enough area in their enclosures where as some animals like the Red Panda which are small animals have well over the equivelent of space. The have almost the same space as the 2 male lions do...now that just isn't right.
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First Print(8 by 10) Sold to Patricia Edwards on March 21st (1 of 10)
Second Print(mug) Giving away as a present (2/10)
Third Print (10 by 15 lustre) Sold on dA
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The Potawatomi zoo has been going through some renovations so I'm sure the lion exhibits will be renovated in the future to give these lions the room the deserve =)

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"Room to Roar

If you haven’t seen it already the construction of the addition to the lion exhibit is in full swing! 1600+ additional feet are being added to the existing lion exhibit - doubling the space for the lions to roam.

Thanks to you and the money you spent riding our new zoo train we have raised the funds necessary to build a bigger home for our lions “Tango” and “Onyo”. Last year over 60,000 visitors road the train, with all of the ticket money going directly into exhibit renovations. Most zoo visitors surveyed felt the lion exhibit should be first on the list! “Tango” and “Onyo” thought so, too."

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Image size
654x944px 134.82 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Shutter Speed
1/100 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
300 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Jul 15, 2004, 11:03:00 AM
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NireXleSqueak's avatar
All I think when I see this picture is "I has a Tidy."

o_o I've been spending too much time on LOLCats.

The small space is always sad to see when I visit the zoo, but I'm glad they're working on it. They're also adding otters now! ¦3 I've heard something about it being partially underwater-viewable but I dunno.

Anyway, nice shot. I never see the lion when I'm there but it's good to see pics of it.