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HAVE YOU ever breezed by a window, realized you just blew past something spectacular, stopped and returned for a second look? That's how the Lion Habitat at the MGM Grand caught me the first time. Unlike a zoo, where lions seem captive behind bars, the soundproof glass walls and floors of the habitat allow us to see lions hanging out, interacting with one another and their human handlers -- holding us captive.
"The hardest part was to teach them to walk on the glass floors in the habitat," says Keith Evans, their owner.
In the last nine years, three to five lions have been on view daily at the habitat. Some lions work once a week; others appear more often. Like rock stars, these cats have fans. Evans has received e-mails from visitors who want to find out when certain lions will appear, hoping their children will get to watch lion cubs mature. |
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