Beginning this weekend you will have a chance to stand face to face with Malayan tigers at the Cincinnati Zoo. Only an inch of glass separates the cats from visitors at the new Cat Canyon.

In addition to Malayan tigers, white tigers and snow leopards will be housed in this exhibit. Cat Canyon originally opened in 1934 as Tiger Grotto.

There are now two new viewing areas overlooking three new outdoor exhibits, waterfalls, new rock work, a wooden bridge and the eye-to-eye viewing panes.

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This is incredible, plus the expansion they have started for next year next to the giraffes! The zoo is reinventing, building memories, and stays in the top 10 of zoos around this grand land.

good for them!

The zoo is an awesome place. Too bad its just way too hot to go there. I think they should install a water ride.

If you think the Zoo is hot have you ever been to Cedar Point? Jeez louise. At least the Zoo has lots of shade.

This is incredible, plus the expansion they have started for next year next to the giraffes! The zoo is reinventing, building memories, and stays in the top 10 of zoos around this grand land.

good for them!

It is a great addition/ expansion, although, their hand may have been (unfortunately) forced due to AZA requirement changes.

I do know that AZA requirements for elephant care/ enclosures recently (and drastically) changed resulting in major renovation costs for many zoos . I do not know if changes were made for tigers and/ or giraffes.

Fantastic news from the already great Cincy Zoo.

The tiger exhibit in Columbus features the glazed glass windows and it is really quite a remarkable experience..

Definitely going to have to make it to the zoo soon. It's sad that I live 10 minutes from it and rarely even go once a year.