Design a Zoo

Don't hold back AnaheimZoo. First of all none of your zoo designs are at all awful. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing your plans for the now-defunct "Anaheim Zoo" some years back.

Even some designs with paragraphs and descriptions seem like they were crafted in five or ten minutes tops. People should really only post designs here if they're unique or the creator has put a lot of work or creativity into them.

 

Agreed!

I don't mind if it's a short description any way, just some form of description; like just telling us a little about the enclosure, over nothing.

 

Hear, hear! It's time someone posted something like this! And Anaheimzoo, your designs are my greatest inspiration here!

~ Thaumatibis

 

@zooboyabroad: Thank you very much, zooboyabroad. It's nice to know that my humble plans were so well-received. I definitely agree, though. I hate to say it, but I honestly feel that the lists are tainting the amazing plans that the pioneers of this thread initially posted.

@Macaw16: Exactly. And it seems as though some of the users posting lists think that if they clump all of the species names together in a large paragraph, it'll appear as if they actually put more effort into the "idea."

@Thaumatibis: Really? Well, thank you so much, Thaumatibis! I'm glad I was able to inspire you with my ideas. That means a lot. And although I was just criticizing my own plans in my last post, I'm starting to think that I should've gone and posted the African wetland exhibit design I'd worked on for nearly two years. It was my personal favorite of my plans, and I feel like any of my previous designs would've paled in comparison to it. Maybe I'll at least post some pictures of the map drawings I once drew for it.

 

Please do! I and surely many others would love to see them!

~ Thaumatibis

 

Some one said on this thread, "It took me almost an hour to make that zoo" Seriously?

~ Thaumatibis

 

I may very well do it. Every time I look through all my old drawings, I think Why did I ever give up on this? It may not be that special, but I was definitely proud of my younger self for the amount of work I put into something completely of my own imagination.

 

Oh why not.
World wide zoo
Africa
Serengeti
You come in through an arch with murals on the inside depicting life in Africa from 10,000 BCE to now. As you reach the first exhibit you notice a horrible smell. Your next sense to come alive is your sense of hearing. It sounds like a bellow but it's not lions as they are ahead. You soon realize that these are none other than, Nile Hippopotamus. It lives in a very natural environment with a 50 by 80 ft. pool and a very large beach/grassy plain. The herd number 1.2.0. Some of the graphics show tooth size, how they are the second most dangerous animal in Africa after the mosquito, etc... As you move on you see another African giant. The African savannah elephant. You see here a giant 5 acre enclosure blowing North Carolina out of the water. As this is themed Serengeti, it has a large dusty plain with sparse grass in between. There are tons of hidden stimulants throughout the enclosure including, but not limited to: a moveable tree, a water hole, and a camouflaged ball to push and pull. The herd size is 1.4.1 with a huge containment house for the elephants and a separate house for the bull. After staring at these beasts with your jaw wide open, you want to get something to eat. You then go to the Lodge. A huge cafe with a flamingo pool being overlooked by it. The pool is nicely sized with some Greater flamingo. When you leave don't forget to take a picture with Eddie the Eland! As you leave the café and flamingo pool, you reach an enclosure 3,000 by 1.000 housing a 2.3.0 sized herd of...you guessed it! Common Eland. This enclosure is styled after savannah plain/woodland area. After taking pictures of the herd male displaying for the females by showing off his horns and jousting a bit with the other male, you move on to the jewel of the Serengeti area. The African savannah. This 2.5 acre habitat is home to some of the famous, and not so famous, creatures of the Serengeti. The inhabitants here include: Thomson's gazelle, Blue wildebeest, Impala, Topi, Greater kudu, and East African Crowned Crane. This huge enclosure is set on the famous African plains. You soon realize that as your watching the antelope, they seem to be a bit weary of something. You look around and your astonished to see that in the enclosure is a 1.4.1. sized pride of Masai Lion! Your brain then takes over and you realize that there's a very clever dich seperating the predators from the prey. You then walk around the savannah and reach the lion enclosure. This huge enclosure gives the lion plenty of shade a plenty of oppurtunities to use their natural instincts throughout the enclosure. As you take a sharp right, you then meet a 1.5.2 sized herd of Grant's zebra. This ginormous enclosure is set to look like the Masai mara and you even see a man made river in the back!(For those who don't know, this is the Mara river) You look very closely and are relieved to see a fence sperating the water and the zebras. As you move on, you reach a building showing a continuous reel showing the great migration with surrond sound making it seem you are IN the migration. As you reach the last enclosure, you have a seat next to an aquarium filled with Nile crocodile and cichlids set to make it look like they are in the river you just passed. Now you are done with the Serengeti. But you still have more to discover...
Hope you like it!

 

Merrimack Valley Zoo

Remaking an old ZT2 zoo of mine, but with a different name (see title).

There will be six zones:

I. A Lewis and Clark Experience
II. Discovery Farmland
III. Egyptian Magic
IV. In the World of Vikings
V. Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book
VI. Wonders Down Under

More info coming soon!

 

Is Eddie the Eland a mascot? The 2.5 acre enclosure might be a little small wouldn't it?

 

I like it. Will you have other african savanna exhibits as well?

~ Thaumatibis

 

I just remembered of this thread!!

Sorry if anyone was waiting. I will continue Sunday.

 

Ok. Here's a safari that I'd do.

The safari should have about 3500 acres and have the following areas and animals.

List of areas and animals:

Drive Through Safari: This is the area where people can ride safari themed buses through a large area of land.
List of animals:
Addax
American Bison
Arabian Oryx
Axis Deer
Bairds Tapir
Banteng
Barasingha
Blackbuck
Bongo
Bontebok
Giant Eland
Giraffe (Any Subspecies)
Greater Kudu
Grevys Zebra
Malayan Tapir
Nilgai
Ostrich
Pe're Davids Deer
Pronghorn
Przewalski Horse
Red Hartebeest
Roan Antelope
Sandhill Crane
Somali Wild Ass
Whooping Crane
Wildebeest
Wild Turkey

Elephant Territory: This area will be the best home for elephants in an area with 1,000 acres.
List of animals:
African Elephant
Asian Elephant

Conservation Center: this area is dedicated for more animals and has 500 acres.
List of animals:
African Wild Dog
Babirusa
Bali Mynah
Brown Kiwi
Bush Dog
Capybara
Cheetah
Chinese Alligator
Cuban Crocodile
Dhole
Kirks Dik Dik
Maned Wolf
Meerkat
Mexican Wolf
Okapi
Red Crowned Crane
Red Panda
Siamese Crocodile
Trumpeter Swan
Yellow Backed Duiker

What do you think?

 

That you don't know what the word design means.

 

Drive-thru Safari-

The drive-thru safari would be on a safari truck. Visitors would get a bucket of feed and see unique antelope, deer, rhinos, and many other animals.
The first part would be India. Visitors would see Indian temples, Buddhas, and other Indian art as they drove through the winding roads. They may encounter-
Indian rhino
Sumatran rhino
Axis deer
Blackbuck
Nilgai
Barasingha deer
Peafowl
Chiru
Chousingha
Asian elephant
India would be 65 acres. The elephants would have 40 acres. The elephants would be in a pen, instead of free-roaming through the India area.
Hindu temples and elephant sculptures would give way to Kenyan mats and huts as East Africa would be entered.
Visitors would be able to see many antelope and other herbivores from African savannas, like-
Giraffe (Baringo, Masai and reticulated)
African elephant (40 acres out of 65 acres)
Black rhino
White rhino
Grant's zebra
Grevy's zebra
Ostrich
Slender-horned gazelle
Suni
Topi
African white-backed vultures (in pens)
Greater kudu
Gemsbok
Giant eland
African music would play from speakers as the safari truck would wind through a replication of Africa. The grasslands would turn to sand as the trucks would enter the African Desert zone.
African Desert would have many sand dunes mimicking the natural habitat of the Sahara with-
Dama gazelle
Barbary deer
Dromedary camel
Addax
Scimitar-horned oryx
Arabian oryx
It would be 25 acres, a bridge between African grasslands and hills of the Ethiopian zone. A rocky habitat for Barbary macaques (a 5-acre macaque pen) would round out the African desert area.
Ethiopian Highlands-
5 acres for Ethiopian wolves, Ethiopian flags and decorations, 10 acres for geladas, Walia ibex and Nubian ibex, would make up this 17-acre zone. The visitors would be enthralled seeing unique baboons and ibex not found in many zoos.
Europe-
Replicas of the Eiffel Tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and other buildings in Europe would dominate the 54-acre landscape, with chamois, Alpine ibex, hundreds of fallow deer, and of course, European charm! Visitors would then cross "the Atlantic" (a pond on a bridge), to bison and elk.
North America- Home on the Range-
30 acres of winding, waving prairie grass would be home to bison, elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and pronghorn, with water features, hills, trees, swamps, ponds, and other varying terrain. Visitors would travel the land where the "deer and the pronghorns play." and where the "bison roam". A frog-filled marsh, some alligators, and an outdoor bird of prey aviary would feature more North American wildlife. Covered wagons and other pioneer decorations would embellish this area.
South America-
45 acres of hoofstock! Llamas, alpacas, and guanacos in large herds would saunter their way across the acreage. There would also be rheas, capybaras, giant anteaters, and maned wolves in pens. There would be forests, grasslands, water features, and a glimpse of the jaguar exhibit in the walk-through part. Visitors would cross the "Atlantic" one more time. Rainforest huts and various signs and decorations giving visitors a glimpse of South America would round out this part of the park.
Australia-
The Land Down Under!
45 acres of kangaroos! Reds, grays, as well as Bennett's, Parma, swamp, tammar, and yellow-footed rock wallabies. There would also be emus and a 5-acre aviary for 10 types of lorikeet and lory, budgies, and New Zealand keas. Of course, it wouldn't be Australian without Aboriginal dot art and other Australian decorations, including "Tjundiparra", a ghost town. In the distance visitors would see sheep.... leading them to the next part- Old McDonald Had a World!
Old McDonald Had a World!-
The Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia would be the 6 continents represented in this barnyard drive-thru portion.
The Americas would have the classic red barn and covered wagons with Holstein cattle and draft horses, as well as chickens scratching in the 5-acre land. There would also be South American decorations in the 4-acre domestic llama and alpaca paddock. Europe would also be 5 acres, with European-style decorations, with Icelandic and Belgian horses, Soay sheep, and Gloucester Old Spot pigs, as well as a herd of reindeer and some Poitou donkeys.
Africa would be 12 acres, with herds of Watusi cattle, Abyssinian donkeys, African sheep, pygmy goats, guineafowl, and domestic dromedaries.
Asia would be 11 acres, with Kundhi, Malaysian, and Nili-Ravi water buffalo, Bactrian camels, yak, karakul sheep, and elephants that would rotate to show domestication of elephants in Asia.
Australia would be the last, with 5 acres. There would be Merino sheep and Australian water buffalo, as well as European rabbits and cane toads viewed from the safari trucks.
Next up is the walk-through!

 

Doesn't it mean just one great big list???????????????Because thats what it seems to mean in alot of posts in this thread!!!

 

Lope National Park

Welcome. You have now reached the West African country of Gabon. You cold tell you're there because the habitat is changing from East African savanna to West African jungle. To make your entrance even more extravagant, the gate you walk through is riddled with leaves and looks like it was hand crafted. As you walk along the meandering forest path filled with artificial mood banks, you notice the fake okume trees which oddly have some chop marks on them. To explain this, there are signs everywhere explaining about how loggers are destroying this wonderful place and you need to protect it. Finally, you reach the first habitat. You look around the 2.6 acre exhibit and you notice a big brown animal moving. You soon realize this is the African Forest buffalo. At first your scared because it seems there isn't any barriers but then you realize that there's a slope and a small moat to protct you from these giants. Once you get over that fact, you notice that there's a whole herd of 2.3 animals there. There's lots of grass and vegetation here to help feed the behemoths when they are hungry. Concealed to the right of that exhibit is an off show house with 500 feet per stall and 1.2 acres overall. When you move on, you hear some chattering and look up. Lo and behold, there is a 3.8 troop of Debrazzas monkey right above your head carefully concealed with a strong, yet nearly invisible, mesh. As you read their sign you learn that one of the knocked down trees in the enclosure was pushed down by an elephant! This is just one example of how animals help other animals in this place. Further down the path there's a glass fronted exhibit with burrows everywhere but jungle plants as well. Your zoologically undeucated mind immediately thinks prarie dog. But you notice a ball of scales sleeping next to the glass and when you read the sign, you realize this is the Giant Pangolin! You then begin to notice there are 2 smaller pangolins running about as they are very young. If you look immediately to your right, you notice that there's a tiny cage with a sign explaining the threats to these animals and that they are harvested for their keratin scales in South-East Asin countries. After you finish watching these amazing and unique creatures you make it to an enclosure that seems empty. Then start you start to see stripes and zebra is the most logical option, right? Wrong. It's the closest relative of the giraffe, the Okapi.This exhibit is one of the most filled with plants, fake and real, due to the okapi's secretive nature. There is one male in this 8,900 ft. enclosure but this male is switched out for a mom and female calf every other day from their off-show barn with stalls of 900 ft. each. Interactive material are there to help you see how the okapi and giraffe are related by use of skulls, a chart on the evolutionary history, etc... You then reach the crown jewel of the exhibit complex. A ginormous 2 acre enclosure for a 1.5 troop of Central Chimpanzee. This enclosure is filled to the brim with enrichement and climbing oppurtunities for these clever apes. But as you read the signs, intelligence may not be enough as diseases, such as Ebola, or poaching is making these apes more endangered by the day. After a considerable amount of time has passed watching them groom, interact, and mate, you move on to see a sign warning you of a rise of leopard sightings and to be cautious. Worryingly, signs of the leopard are everywhere such as scat and tracks. You then hastily walk to the next exhibit and are very surprised to find an African leopard sleeping at your feet! This .8 acre enclosure is home to a 1.1 pair and has a fair amount of opputunities for the cats to climb, play, and use their natural predatory instincts. Making a sharp left a huge 2.4 acre enclosure is in front of you with a very interesting animal inside. Within this forested enclosure is a 1.2 herd of fiery Western Bongo. These magnificent forest antelope are very shy so there's a lot of trees and shrubs to conceal the bongo. Anytime they want, the bongo has access to their .7 acre off show house if they want to be alone. As you're leaving you hear gun shots firing (Triggered by motion sensors) and when you keep walking, you see trees cut down everywhere and realize that this special place needs to be protected from loggers and poachers trying to hurt these wonderful animals. As such, there's a donation box at the end where all the money goes towards conservation in West africa to protect the creatures you just saw. And of course, at then end is the usual gift shop and restrooms.

Hope you enjoyed!!!

 

Israel. Land of history.

To start off you journey you walk through a long and straight path with a timeline to your right side illustrating the long history of the state of Israel and to your left side a timeline Israel wildlife achievements and failures. When you rach the end of the path, you have an option to turn to the left or turn to the right. Turning tight, you enter to see what a typical farm would have looked like with breeds of animals that was bred back then. If you go down a little further is a cafe with restrooms serving some Israeli cusine such as falafel, Israeli salad, olives, etc...

Heading back to the original path and going left you meet your first exhibit of a large savanna. Some of the animals in this 15 acre shrubby savannah holds some of Israel's famous hoofstock. Species list include Addax, Arabian oryx, Mesopotamian fallow deer, and ostrich.. Signs feature the very successful efforts of reintroduction and when in the '30s through the '60s the wildlife in Israel was at an all time low. Due to the aggresive nature of some of the occupants, there is a very large .8 acre barn able to accomodate all the animals and their offspring. Moving on, you enter through 2 large doors and to the left of you is a 1.3 acre vulture aviary! Reading signs you are astounded to find out the diversity of vultures and the middle east. The species in this aviary is Egyptian vulture, Eurasian griffon vulture, Lapet faced vulture, and white-tailed eagle. Featuring a very tall and thick mock-rock cliff with many divets fot nests and for the vultures to get out of the sun. Exiting the aviary, you enter a large building featuring a multitude of the smaller creatures of this place. In multiple terrariums are lizards and snakes featuring sandy desert floors with multiple rocks to hide under and heat UV lamps to heat up the reptiles. However, the big display is a recreated, full size skeleton of the extinct aurochs. Signs are surrounding the skeleton are signs explaining the plight of these animals and how they became domesticated to make the cow we know of today.

Leaving the building you pass by a large waterfall with a sign you are entering one of the most well known natura areas of Israel. This is known as Ein Gedi. And right after the waterfall are the famous residents, Nubian Ibex and Rock hyrax in a large, mixed species exhibit featuring a large cliff and a big grassy field to accomodate both the species needs. The ibex herd is 2.3 and the hyrax colony is 3.7.

Leaving the ibex exhibit you reach the predator prey aspect of the exhibit. In front of you is a 1.3 acre Wild boar exhibit featuring a single pair of the hogs with a .5 acre off show barn. In the backround you notice a very surprising feature. It's a 1.1 pair of striped hyena seemingly together in the same exhibit! This exhibit highlights what a typical scene would be in the north in the Galiee reigon. Going on a slightly steep icline you reach a very rocky and varied terrain exhibit featuring a pack of 2.4 Indian Wolf. The signs that the exhibit have tell you that there are actually two types of wolves in Israel, the other one being the much smaller and less dangerous Arabian wolf. There are also signs telling you how the 2 subspecies of wolf are being protected in this place and conservation efforts across the globe. Reaching the final exhibit of this area is the 2 acre forested exhibit home to a 1.2 pride of Asian lions. Unknown to most people, much of Israel was forested and most of the wildlife lived in the forest and even biblical accounts state that lion attacks happened from a surprise attack in a thicket. Also unknown, is the sub-species of lion that roamed the ancient land. Some say it was the now extinct Barbary lion or the Asian lion. Some others say that they coexisited here but no one can know for sure. Heading down the path, you then see signs on either side illustrating hopes for future conservation and reintroduction work to this fascinating place.

 

3 acre barn?
4.3 acre vulture aviary?

Do you know exactly how big an acre is?

 

And besides how the heck is anyone supposed to see an elephant in 1,000 acres. Not to mention but the Conservation Center seems a little bit light species wise for 500 acres.