A nationwide backlash against artificial intelligence data centers has a new ally: the leopards of the Nashville Zoo. The zoo, a popular destination in Tennessee’s capital city, is trying to block a proposed 69,000-square-foot data center from being built next door. The zoo says that the facility would be about 50 yards from some of its animals and that the noise could disturb its residents, including a leap of leopards that hail originally from Southeast Asia. The zoo launched an online petition against the data center that asks city leaders to intervene to protect “one of the most fragile and rare collections of animals in the country.” Read more at the link in bio.