This graphic looks very cool, but what is it showing? Is it displaying the biodiversity found in a tropical forest?
Your guess is a good one, and the 54 photos are a startling introduction to the Unseen World building. An excerpt from my 2010 review: Unseen New World – The small walk-through bird aviary on the outside of the main section of this building is surprisingly weak and dull, but the animal exhibits within the main hallways are very impressive. This huge structure is basically a reptile/amphibian complex (other than a bat exhibit and a variety of fish) that only focuses on the Americas, and it is easily one of the 10 best in the nation. The 3 sections are: West Indies, North America and Central & South America and I am not going to go into an extensive list of the species here as there are too many excellent terrariums and tanks to mention them all. One awesome highlight is a row of 6 large tanks that are all containing a plethora of animals from the Amazon River basin, and the tanks stretch all along one side of a room. Other than the walk-through bird aviary the entire complex is top-notch and amongst the best of its kind.
