Cats - New Mexico BioPark Society

Scout
Male Bengal Tiger
Born May 1998. Scout has
lived at the ABQ BioPark Zoo
since he was 6 months old.
He has shared his exhibit with
Lucy, our female Bengal Tiger
for most of his life. Scout loves
to smear the paint on the canvas
with his nose and then lick it off.
Lucy
Female Bengal Tiger
Born September 18, 1988.
Lucy has lived at the ABQ
BioPark Zoo since she was 4
months old. She has shared
her exhibit with Scout, our male
Bengal Tiger most of her life.
Spanky
Male Mountain Lion
Born January 2002. One of
the set of mountain lion triplets
that arrived at the ABQ BioPark
Zoo when they were three
months old. Born in the wild,
all three had to be hand raised
at a few weeks old due to their
mother’s death. Spanky takes
pleasure in stepping on paint
and also rubbing his nose in it.
Azeo
Male Snow Leopard
Born May 11, 2001. Azeo has lived at the ABQ
BioPark Zoo since he was 3 years old. He shares his
exhibit with female snow leopard Kachina. Azeo and
Kachina have produced 7 healthy snow leopard cubs
in the past four years. Azeo likes to smear paint with
his nose, step on the canvas, and then rub
his cheeks over it.
Darla
Female Mountain Lion
Born January 2002. One
of the set of mountain lion
triplets that arrived at the ABQ
BioPark Zoo when they were
three months old. Born in the
wild, all three had to be hand
raised at a few weeks old due to
their mother’s death.
Fireball
Female Ocelot
Born August 24, 1997.
Fireball has lived at the ABQ
BioPark Zoo for 10 years. She
shares the exhibit with Beamer,
the male ocelot. Fireball likes to
step on the paint then make footprints all over her den.
Beamer
Sarah
Female African Lion:
Born September 1, 1989, Sarah came to the ABQ
BioPark in 2002 from the Knoxville Zoo. She shared
the lion exhibit with her companion Cosmo, a male
African Lion. Sarah passed away at the ripe old age
of 22 in October of 2011.
Male Ocelot
Born September 9, 1994.
Beamer has lived at the ABQ
BioPark Zoo for 10 years.
Beamer shares the exhibit with
his companion Fireball, the female Ocelot. Beamer likes to
smear paint with his paws and
then climb into the zookeeper’s
lap. Needless to say, the canvas
and the keeper quickly become
lovely works of art.
Manchas
Male Jaguar
Born November 14, 1998,
in Leon, Mexico. Manchas
has lived at the ABQ BioPark
Zoo since he was 2 years old.
Manchas likes to smear paint
with his face and also step in
the paint.
Merlina
Sarabi
Female African Lion:
Born in 1995, Sarabi arrived at the ABQ BioPark
Zoo on November 6, 2011, from the Ellen Trout Zoo
in Lufkin, TX. She and new companion, Cosmo, are
slowly being introduced to one another throughout December of 2011.
Female Jaguar
Born July 2000 in Leon, Mexico. Merlina has lived at the
ABQ BioPark Zoo since she
was 6 years old. Merlina likes
to smear paint with her paws
and she almost always takes a
small bite out of the canvas.