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Grevy's Zebra/Ostrich Gravel Pit

Aug. 10th, 2011.

Grevy's Zebra/Ostrich Gravel Pit
snowleopard, 3 Sep 2011
    • snowleopard
      Aug. 10th, 2011.
    • snowleopard
      A tradition of "ugliness" prevails at this California zoo in terms of the piles of rocks to be found in a variety of hoofstock exhibits. Not many African ungulate exhibits contain their own gravel pit.;)
    • elefante
      What a dump!
    • JBZvolunteer
      The zoo actually was quite smart when it came to using this as a design feature because it serves as good fencing (the zebras and ostriches would refuse to walk on it) and is also a lot more person friendly then moats.
    • mstickmanp
      I agree, I would prefer this over a fence blocking the view any day. And a dump? How so?
    • zooboy28
      This seems like a good idea, if ugly (although they could probably put a few plants through it to make it look a bit nicer), assuming the animals aren't spooked and run across it anyway. But you would still need a fence to keep people off the gravel.

      How are moats not people fiendly?
    • JBZvolunteer
      Yes you would still need a fence, but not an extremely obtrusive fence when it comes to viewing. It would probably be easier to take a picture and get the gravel out of the picture than a moat.
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