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#31
18-01-2008
I suppose having it arranged zoogeographically isn't that important really, as long as all the animals have decent enclosures, and each small section sticks to some sort of theme. I don't think the average visitor will care, I won't.
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#32
19-01-2008
Maguari, I wasn't arguing for London to become geographically arranged I was just stating why I thought they hadn't become so. I do quite like the taxonomic arrangement for some of the same reasons that you gave.
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#33
19-01-2008
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Some sort of themed planning and design is important - even if you only notice it when it's not there! I remember my first visit to Colchester, where there is no way of knowing which animal is going to be in the next enclosure. The layout should guide and educate the visitor in some way, but there is no one-size-fits-all formula: the design must suit the site, the building style(s), the needs of the visitors and the needs of the animals (of course). I think there is plenty of scope for more imaginative and sensitive planning at London and in most other zoos as well. Alan
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19-01-2008
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#35
20-01-2008
Saw this on youtube, of the hippos in their "new" pool
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#36
20-01-2008
Wow, that was inaccurate...
His wife..? Now heaps of kids are going to think Pygmy Hippos are running around killing thousands of Afrcians... Oh dear... Methinks Jimmy or Jonathan may be doing that interview in a few years..! |
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#37
20-01-2008
I thought it was odd that it was referring to pygmy hippos being Africa's top killer of humans, what with living in dense forest...
Also the use of the term "breed"... they're not dogs! Although I shouldn't expect too much accuracy with it being in the "and finally" section, Bill Bailey sums it up perfectly "It's the type of light-hearted story which makes you go 'aww' such as the otter skateboarding to the school to put out a fire!"  Just a point, has that wooden backdrop always been there? I can swear it was tiles and concrete when I last visited... |
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#38
20-01-2008
[quote=CZJimmy;34750] Bill Bailey sums it up perfectly "It's the type of light-hearted story which makes you go 'aww' such as the otter skateboarding to the school to put out a fire!" [quote]
Actually, I think Bill Bailey says weasel but precisely, yep. Your point is fairly spot on- its all spin. The wood was being put up last time i was there, (summer 07) so yeah, fairly new. |
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#39
20-01-2008
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#40
20-01-2008
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The hippos need a brand new house! Can't the old ostrich house be torn down and replaced with heated indoor quarters and the anoa paddock combined with the old sealion pool? |
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#41
21-01-2008
I've certainly never seen any other Pygmy Hippos kept under such a complicated system!
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#42
25-01-2008
What exactly is new about their 'hot tub'? The houseplants? What with the new wallaby mountain looming and the most dysfunctional Gorilla group in the Uk, London really is at the cutting edge of the zoo world.
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#43
25-01-2008
I can't disagree with that....
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#44
02-02-2008
ZSL's website has announced the birth of 11 beaded lizards...
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#45
16-02-2008
Is there any sign that London will be getting any female African Hunting Dogs any time soon?
They've had the 4 males for a while now... |
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