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The Mock Rock Geology of Islands

Examples of fake rockwork from around the exhibit. 1 Monsoon House, east wall between orangs and macaques 2 Adjacent to 1 close-up 3 Babirusa enclosure, north wall 4 Monsoon House, west wall approachng exit 5 Monsoon House, internal wall, passage to crocodiles 6 Border of pool, macaque enclosure 7 Rock bridge from Lazy River 8 Rock bridge, extreme close-up 9 Stream bed, Coral Sands - I suspect that this is mostly real rock

The Mock Rock Geology of Islands
gentle lemur, 31 Aug 2015
    • gentle lemur
      Examples of fake rockwork from around the exhibit. Please view enlarged.
      1 Monsoon House, east wall between orangs and macaques
      2 Adjacent to 1 close-up
      3 Babirusa enclosure, north wall (3,6,7 and 8 are supposed to represent the dark volcanic rock of Sulawesi)
      4 Monsoon House, west wall approachng exit
      5 Monsoon House, internal wall, passage to crocodiles
      6 Border of pool, macaque enclosure
      7 Rock bridge from Lazy River
      8 Rock bridge, extreme close-up
      9 Stream bed, Coral Sands - I suspect that this is mostly real rock ;)
      31 Aug 2015
    • snowleopard
      Thank you for compiling the 9 images into this extraordinary photo....a unique addition to the ZooChat gallery.
      1 Sep 2015
    • Batto
      Some good, some not, some soso. Thanks for sharing.
      1 Sep 2015
    • gentle lemur
      I agree :)
      Of course they look better from a distance, but the close-ups show how our eyes can be fooled.

      Alan
      1 Sep 2015
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