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Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by Sneeuwpanter, 6 Apr 2011.

  1. Sneeuwpanter

    Sneeuwpanter Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    A good exhibit to me is both spacious and shoul offer visators a lot of onobstructed viewing opportunities. Some of the nicest exhibits i've seen are :

    Lion and Tiger exhibit - Zoo Wuppertal
    Bear and Polar bear exhitbits - Zoom erlebniswelt (gelsenkirchen)
    Best savannah - Burgers Zoo or Safaripark Beekse Bergen
    Cheeta exhibits - Safaripark Beekse Bergen or Zoo Munster
    In Zoo Aquarium - Burgers Ocean
    Oerang Oetan - Zoom Erlebniswelt (gelsenkirchen)
    Chimpansee - Safaripark Beekse Bergen
    Gorilla - Zoo Hannover
    Great apes overall - Zoo Leipzig
    Snowleopard - Zoo Koln
    Hippo/Nile Crocodile - Zoo Koln
    Elephants - Zoo Koln

    these are just a few examples please react and ad to this. I wil to
     
  2. Toddy

    Toddy Well-Known Member

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    This one? Really? I am with you most of the way but I really dislike this exhibit. The Gorillaberg may be spacious enough for a small troop of gorillas but the design is hopeless. The water moat is steep and potentially dangerous and there is NOTHING in there. The exhibits interior consists of a grassy slope with two dead trees, a few small rocks and a stream. And indoors is a typical old-style great ape exhibit. I won't rant on about that as it is from a different time but I won't call it the best either. Just to clarify what we are talking about:

    Gorillas in Hannover Zoo - outdoors
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    Gorillas in Hannover Zoo - indoors
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  3. Sneeuwpanter

    Sneeuwpanter Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    It was just of the top of head. I don't think i ever saw the inside it's quite dreadful. I think i'll just stick with pongoland leipzig then. Most inside cages for great apes that i saw are dreadful by the way now i think about it.
     
  4. Sneeuwpanter

    Sneeuwpanter Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Pinguin exhibit - Dierenpak Emmen
    Bear forrest with wolves - Ouwehands dierenpark
    Asia mixed species - Burgers Zoo (Hogdeer, Banteng, Eld's deer, Southern pig-tailed macaque and siamand)&(sunbear and birunteng)
    Larger savannah exhibits - Safaripark beekse bergen (1-Zebra's, Wilderbeest, Waterbuck, Ostrich and Gemsbok 2-Springbok, Blesbok, White rhino, Eland, Nyala 3-Giraffe, Zebra, Cape Buffelo and Sable antilope)