🐆 11-YEAR-OLD JAGUAR KHAN LEAVING BIRMINGHAM ZOO: After 8 years at the bhamzoo, Khan the jaguar is moving back to his home state of Florida.
👉 Khan arrived in Birmingham in 2017 from the jacksonvillezoo, where he was born in 2013. He was named Khan in honor of the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, Shad Khan.
🤯 Fun fact: Coincidentally, the jaguar was born on the same day as Shad Khan.
🐾 Khan is headed to the brevardzoo in Melbourne, FL as part of the jaguar Species Survival Plan managed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). There, he will help “expand the jaguar population through his offspring”
💬 ”These decisions are never made lightly + it is hard for our teams, too. But moving animals like Khan helps protect his species, gives him a future with a family of his own + ensures we are doing everything possible to keep wildlife thriving for generations to come.”
⁃ Chris Pfefferkorn, President + CEO, Birmingham Zoo
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