Mother and son arrivals at zoo are simply ROARSOME!

CHESTER

- BY GARY PORTER

Zoo has welcomed two senior jaguars - a mother-and-son duo - to a specially designed “retirement” habitat for big cats.Bonita, a 16-year-old female, and her 11-year-old son Remi have arrived at the zoo, where they will be cared for by its specialist carnivore team.

Wild jaguars typically live for around 12 years, meaning the pair are expected to require increased support as they age.

Bonita and Remi have lived side-by-side since Remi’s birth and will remain together in their new home in Chester.

Keepers say they are well prepared to provide tailored care for Bonita as she enters her later years, while supporting Remi to continue thriving alongside his mother.

The move follows months of detailed planning and collaboration with experts from Europe's jaguar conservation programme, with every aspect of the animals’ transport and long-term welfare carefully considered.