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Tiger GATE
Written, photographed, and illustrated by Tim Hunkin
WHEN I WAS ASKED TO MAKE GATES FOR THE LONDON ZOO’S TIGERS I COULDN’T SAY NO. IS A MORE GLAMOROUS COMMISSION POSSIBLE?
In the past, the zoo had always used horizontal sliding gates. But the relentless rise in health and safety standards had led to the design of an elaborate new warren of cages for the tigers. The simple horizontal gates would not fit in five of the locations and these gates would have to slide vertically. Initially I couldn’t understand why this ...
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