Cat House

Curious and clever eyes stalk your every move as you enter the world of the cat, one of nature’s most successful hunters. As predators, all cats share the same basic build and yet each species is uniquely adapted to hunting particular prey in its specific habitat. The Cat House introduces visitors to the diversity of adaptations that cats have evolved to bring down a meal.

Originally constructed in 1950, the Carnivora House was renovated and transformed into the award-winning Cat House in 1985. Naturalistic exhibits featuring murals, streams and artificial rocks and trees depict habitats throughout the world and display more than 15 species of small cats and cat-like creatures. Here you can witness the lithe grace with which an ocelot ascends a rainforest tree and come face to face with a fishing cat.

Photos (clockwise, from top):
Clouded Leopard, Pallas Cat, Fishing Cat, Margay, Serval