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CHALLENGE: Create an interesting exhibit with a "boring" animal!

Discussion in 'Speculative Zoo Design and Planning' started by Agalychnis, 17 Jun 2014.

  1. Kakapo

    Kakapo Well-Known Member

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    So these are virtually any animal except the ABC's (an ABC animal is the lion-zebra-giraffe-rhino-etc, also a not exact definition is possible here). And 95% of my ever dreamed animals (and the dreamed ones of most zoonerds that compose the majority of Zoochat) are just "boring animals" for the average zoo visitor.
     
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    Neil chace Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    A freeflight building with 20 american robin
     
  3. TeaLovingDave

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    Personally I'd enjoy that ;)
     
  4. Neil chace

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    As a bird person, I would as well. However, birds in general do not attrect crowds and native birds are even less crowd pleasing. Tje only bird species I have ever seen general public interest is is penguins, southern screamers, bald eagles, amd one VERY active and outgoing red-crested turaco.
     
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    Mixed exhibit of oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis), long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) and slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris)
    in a half acre 90 ft high aviary. The aviary would have 2-3 of those giant fans
    that dudes simulate skydiving (hidden) so the vultures could soar. Inside the exhibit would be a fake cow that the birds could be fed from PLUS a burial platform
    (without a fake dead guy). The exhibit would educate about the dangers
    of diclofenic and the job of vultures in India and elsewhere and why they went
    from common to endangered in such a short span. Plus breeding platforms
    of course.
    And some red footed tortoises so Zoochatters could say how bizarre that is :)
     
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    Mbwamwitu Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I WOULD SING YOUR PRAISES FROM INDIA TO VEGAS FOR THIS EXHIBIT.

    Best exhibit ever.

    Every zoo needs like 5 of these.
     
  8. Black Footed Beast

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    Would beetles work for this?
     
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    Most definitely I'd say. I've seen a lot of emotions from people in insect houses, but bored isn't usually one of them!

    ~Thylo
     
  10. Black Footed Beast

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    Okay then, the idea I have is for multiple small rhino beetle exhibits with names above them, along with an arena in the center for beetle fights, keepers in the exhibit would talk about how beetles battle for mating rights along with talking about the competing beetles
     
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    2 beetles enter, 1 beetle breeds
     
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    Just recreate my home and add a zoo next to it.
     
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    Unfortunately one pair would almost certainly kill the rest.....
     
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    Well the goal was to not be boring...

    ~Thylo
     
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    Long ago I dreamt an exhibit called Himalayan valley. It would have two long artificial rocky slopes and visitor walkway in between. It would have 3 open paddocks on each side, and house Asian black bears, snow leopards, some wild goat, some wild sheep, yak, musk deer and bar-headed geese. At one end visitors could go past a waterfall which would supply animal moats, climb to the top of the rocks and look at the whole zoo from above. Maybe there would be a lift hidden in rocks, too.
     
  16. Yi Qi

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    Think that goes in Literal Dream Zoos, Jurek. Here's the link for it Literal Dream Zoos
     
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    There are several boring MPs at the moment. I think 'Frankie goes to Hollywood' had the right idea:
    two tribes go to war frankie goes to hollywood - Yahoo Video Search Results
     
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    I like this, but there are a few things that would make it even better. You could add aviaries with appropriate pheasant, crane (Demoiselle, Black-necked), Ruddy Shelduck, Golden Eagle and passerine (Red-billed Blue Magpie, Leiothrix, Alpine/Red-billed Chough, Raven, Lanceolated Jay) species, Rhesus Macaques and Yellow-throated Martens. Slaty-headed Parrakeets.
     
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    You and me must have completely different concept of what is a "boring" animal... Especially, a lanceolated jay would be enough to me for plan a visit to the country where is the zoo that holds this dreamed species!!!
     
  20. FBBird

    FBBird Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Sorry, none of these are boring, all very exciting. There are only two boring species in the world, and even they're not THAT boring...
     
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