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View over one side of the Pongoland theme in Leipzig Zoo. The enclosure to the right is for gorillas. to the left is the biggest of the chimpanzee enclosures and in the background is the large tropical house.
July 2008
I love the wide moats in these great ape enclosures, as instead of sterile, rocky beaches there are large, grassy plants that make it appear quite naturalistic.
Agreed. It gives the illusion that you are observing the apes from across a natural river in the wild, instead of watching them in an exhibit in a zoo. That is what all enclosures in zoos should be about!
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