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Vulture walk-through aviary

Vulture walk-through aviary
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Vulture walk-through aviary
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Is there anything separating the vultures from the visitors? Is that very common in European zoos? I'm not sure that I've ever seen a walk-through vulture aviary in a North American zoo.
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Old 12-07-2011

There are quite a few - Zlin and South Lakes spring to mind.

South Lakes: Walk-through aviary at South Lakes WAP 2008

Zlin: Vulture aviary at Zlin, 28/05/10
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Old 12-07-2011

There's one at Doue la Fontaine, too - and very nice it is too.
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Yes, vultures walk-through aviaries are quite common in Europe (Zlin, South-Lakes, Doué, la Barben, Bad Mergentheim, Les Abrets, ...) and generally, walk-through exhibits (for various species) are more common in Europe than in North-America !
 


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