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Lowland Gorilla Exhibit - African Rain Forest

March 2006.

Lowland Gorilla Exhibit - African Rain Forest
okapikpr, 20 Dec 2008
    • okapikpr
      March 2006.
    • Dan
      Looks big (but the picture being shot with wide angle probably make it seem bigger than it really is). Also it is barren and without much stuff that would thrill the apes. Hotwire around the trees. No place to hide.

      What a crappy enclosure!
    • okapikpr
      There is more to the exhibit to the right of the image taken...the hill in the background belongs to an entirely seperate enclosure. While it is not heavily vegetated...and ape exhibits rarely are...there are plenty of knolls and ridges, along with rocks and large trees for visual barriers.
    • BlackRhino
      @ Dan: you think every enclosure is a crappy enclosure
    • redpanda
      I think that dan's opinion is perfectly justified in this case. One certainly would not condone putting a snow leopard into a desert habitat, so why an ape into a field. Especially when it is widely known that they prefer habitats with far more cover. Having said that, it is a good size and the hill does afford the gorillas excercise.
    • okapikpr
      This pen is actually not a field, but has a good bit of cover in the warmer months. This picture was taken in March, a time in Atlanta when many deciduous trees dont have many leaves. Thus leaving plenty of room for sunlight to come through.
    • redpanda
      Interesting. Just goes to show how exhibits can be misjudged if you only see them in photographs.
    • okapikpr
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