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| - I've been to see this exhibit and to show it to friends whom I 'tour guide' through Vegas plenty of times. There are usually between 2 and 5 cats in the exhibit, depending on the day. When they're not on display, which they usually only are for 6-8 hours at a time according to their handlers, the lions are transported outside the city to a bigger habitat. They aren't forced to live in this tiny glass box all the time. As a matter of fact, considering the number of lions they have to rotate through, somewhere around 20, most of the cats only get to the hotel three or four times a week.
As for the people saying "Well, how do you KNOW that they aren't there all the time?" Easy enough to answer. When I stay at the MGM, I go to see them every day, usually multiple times. It's really easy to tell lions apart if you know what to look for: a notched ear here, lighter tail there, a dark spot on the chin like a goatee, etc.
And don't be a dick who bangs on the glass.
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