Koala Exhibit at Lisbon Zoo, 24/05/11

Koala Exhibit at Lisbon Zoo, 24/05/11
05-06-2011

Typical indoor-only exhibit for Queensland Koalas flanked by paddocks for Red-necked Wallabies and Mara/Central American Agouti.

13-02-2012

They could have an outdoor exhibit during summer.

13-02-2012

Nothing says Australian fauna like maras and agoutis. Now all they need for their Australian section are some meerkats, tapirs, Asian small-clawed otters, and coatis and the scene will be complete.

13-02-2012

You forgot ring-tailed lemurs

13-02-2012

Ah, but it's not an Australian section - it's a small mammal complex with two Australian species and two South American ones. You could just as easily say the wallabies and koalas are ruining the South American zone!

07-03-2012

Alright then, I will.

The wallabies and koalas are ruining the South American zone.

07-03-2012

Australians ruin everything!

24-03-2012

Lisbon Zoo has a small building area, so they spread the animals by the zoo. There are other australian animals at the zoo.
A good example is the Nile Crocodile exhibit. It was a former man-made river where you could travel by Paddle-Boat, and now, it´s a great adition to a "good" meal in McDonald´s zoo.

25-03-2012

They could have an outdoor exhibit year round.

18-04-2012

The previously themed Southern Hemisphere Furry Animal House now contains only koalas and wallabies, for the zoogeographical purists. The outdoor enclosures were being renovated to make them koala friendly, there are also mature eucalyptus trees in the paddocks. Unfortunately it was a cold windy day and the koalas were kept inside.

18-04-2012

I'm just glad no-one spotted I referred to 'two South American' species after specifically stating they were Central American Agoutis in the photo caption. That would've been embarrassing.

Good news on the outdoor enclosures for koalas though - they certainly have the climate for it (usually!).

How did you find the rest of the place, Pygathrix?

18-04-2012

Overall I enjoyed it. The exhibits are mostly fine although there isn't really anything with the wow factor (except maybe the chair lift which was great). I liked the ape house and the lion enclosure. I thought there might have been more emphasis on Brazilian species given Portugal's connections but that doesn't really appear to be the case. I thought the standard of the signage was very good. It's definitely worth a visit.

18-04-2012

That seems a fair assessment. There are not a large number of Brazilian species but I did notice the more unusual Brazilian form of Hawk-headed Parrot and a few notable Angolan species though - giraffes and Black-faced Impala in particular.

18-04-2012

Yes I saw the hawk headed parrot although the sign didn't give the subspecies so if i hadn't have been looking for it i would probably have missed it.