Design a Zoo 2017

Everyone! Voting ends in 3 days! Eurasia and the Islands of Indonesia is leading by 1-0-0-0. Vote now!

 

I'd like to see Amazing Americas.

 

Alright, I've narrowed it down to 2 area ideas: Eurasia and the Islands of Indonesia and Amazing Americas. You have 2 days to vote for one of them. Each one has one vote. Don't delay; vote now!
Last minute additions to the Congo Rain Forest: 2 new exhibits: One for 2:2 Giant pangolin, the other for 2:2 White-bellied tree pangolin.
Last minute additions to the Delta: 2 separate exhibits: One for 2:8 Olive baboon, the other for 2:8 Chacma baboon. New total species count: 120.

 

Here is Part Two

Wildcat Wonders

This is where the various species of big cats are going to be held.
Species List
Indochinese Tiger
Asiatic Lion
Indochinese Clouded Leopard
Snow Leopard
African Leopard
Cougar

All animals will have outdoor and indoor enclosures with viewing areas.The outdoors will be more planted than indoors.The more Aboreal species will have plenty of climbing opportunities especially the clouded leopard enclosure both outdoors and indoors.

The Tigers will have pools for both enclosures with underwater viewing.

In the middle of the African Leopard exhibit will be a large tree for the Leopards to sit in to allow them 360 degree visibility.

Snow Leopards and Cougars will have a more mountain themed enclosure setup.


Savannah Central
This is where the various African animals of the Savannah are exhibited.
Exhibit one is a multiple species exhibit.
Species list
Rothschild's Giraffe
Mountain Zebra
Blue Wildebeest
Ostrich
Thompson's Gazelle
Giant Eland
There will be plenty of home grown Acacia Trees for the giraffes to browse and to provide shelter for the smaller species.The ground will be a mix of sand and grassland to give the animals a variety of substrates to get used to.There will also be a artificial watering hole for all the animals to use

Exhibit two will be dedicated to Common Hippopotamus
The indoor exhibit will have an underwater viewing tunnel for the animals at a lower level and top viewing as well.Artifical foliage and sand will be present.The outdoor enclosure will have a large pool that will allow the animals to completely submerge themselves and comes complete with underwater viewing.The substrate will be Grass for grazing.

Exhibit three is dedicated to Eastern Black Rhino
The indoor Rhino house is similar to Chester Zoo'sThe outdoor enclosure is covered in grass for the animals to browse and some lower bushes and trees for the animals to browse.There will be a large mud wallow for the rhinos in the middle to allow them to escape biting insects.

Part three will be completed soon.

 

Everyone! Voting ends tomorrow! I need your help to choose which area to showcase next. Both have 1 vote each. Vote now!

 

Voting has now ended. There is still a tie, so I choose to do Eurasia and the Islands of Indonesia! Amazing Americas will be the 2nd to next area explained. Eurasia and the Islands of Indonesia will come out within the next week.
-TheWalrus

 

Part 3
Tropical Territory
This exhibit will feature a large amount of tropical animals from all over the globe.
South America
Margay
Three Toed Sloth
Toco Toucan
Hyacinth Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Ecuadorian Amazon
Trumpeter Bird
Giant Armadillo
Southern Tamandua
Emerald Tree Boa
Red Footed Tortoise
Spectacled Caiman
Black Piranha
Hogg Island Boa Constrictor
Brazilian Rainbow Boa
Africa
Eastern Bongo
Goliath Tigerfish
Nile Monitor Lizard
Nile Perch
Asia
Green Tree Python
Malayan Tapir
Malayan Sun Bear
Babirusa
Asian Short Clawed Otters
Gariau Forest Dragon
Javan Green Magpie
All large mammals mentioned will have both indoor and outdoor exhibits to be viewed from as well as pools and foliage to hide in.Sun Bears will be given honey enrichment.
Giant Armadillo will co-habit with Southern Tamandua and Trumpeter Birds
South American birds will co-habit in a large free flight aviary.
ASCO's will and underwater viewing area and the visitors can peer into spyholes to get an otter's point of view underwater.
Reptiles will not co-habit.

Agile Apes
This is where various ape species will be exhibited
All animals will have outdoor viewing areas.The more Aboreal species will have viewing platforms at varying height levels.
Species list
Western Lowland Gorilla
Bonobos
Western Chimpanzees
Sumatran Orangutan
Eastern Mountain Gorilla
Agile Gibbon
Silvery Gibbon
Siamang
Bornean Orangutan

Birds of the World
This will be the centre of the bird collection and will house various species(I'm not very good with birds so forgive me if I make any mistakes)
Wetlands Species
This is where the water birds will be kept
Species housed
Mallard Ducks
Smew
Eider Duck
Waldrapp Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Caribbean Flamingo
Chilean Flamingo
All animals will have access to a large body of water to use and be able to fly around as a mesh cover will prevent them from escaping.The Flamingoes will co habit in a large free flight exhibit with rope bridges going around the exhibit.
Ground birds
This section will be dedicated to ratites and other ground species
Rainforest species will have plenty of foliage to hide in and various hides,pools,rocks and logs to forage with.
Species held
Great Spotted Kiwi
Southern Brown Kiwi
Southern Cassowary
Emu
Greater Rhea
Raptors
Dedicated to various raptor species,the animals will have enough space to fly to the highest extent.Various rocks and trees will consist as perches for the animals
Golden Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Andean Condor
Red Tailed Hawk
Great Grey Owl
Harris Hawk
Burrowing Owl
Egyptian Vulture
Bald Eagle
Songbird Sanctuary
Various Songbirds will be housed here.
Species list
Fairy Bluebird
Javan Green Magpie
Red-billed blue pie
Java Sparrow
Royal Starling
Pekin Robin
Timor Sparrow
Montserrat Oriole
Brazilian Tanager
Scissor Billed Starling
Cranes
This exhibit will be used to show off the various Crane species of the world.
The animals will be provided with grassland,bushes,ponds to wade in,the ability to fly around while being enclosed with mesh and viewing huts situated around the exhibits
Species housed
Stanley Crane
Whooping Crane
Sarus Crane
Demoiselle Crane
Black Crowned Crane
Sandhill Crane
Blue Crane
Wattled Crane
Common Crane

Apologies for this being long,Part 5 is currently being decided on.

 

The third part of Kipling's Jungle: The Middle Jungle

The Middle Jungle is the name given in the books is the name given to all the creatures of the jungle who scurry close to the ground or live in the trees: the reptiles, birds, small mammals, etc. The building itself is large and is essentially one huge aviary, heated to the appropriate temperatures for the animals.

Immediately upon entering the building, one of the friendliest, most recognisable Jungle Book characters joins the audio tour: Baloo, voiced by the talented Bill Murray (though admittedly his performance here is a little stale). He and Bagheera, being one of the most famous duos in Disney history, strike up a conversation with some witty jokes involved, before Baloo invites them to come and meet all of his 'awesome little jungle friends'.

The first, and major room of the exhibit is a large aviary. A wooden walkway goes straight through a lushly planted jungle, about a meter or so above the floor (or not, I'm bad at distances). The free-flying bird species in this room include:

Indian Peafowl ('Mao')
Scarlet Woodpecker ('Ferao')
Giant Squirrel
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Red Junglefowl
Indian Roller
Indian Golden Oriole
Common Hill Mynah
Emerald Dove
Red-and-white Flying Squirrel
Asian Fairy-Bluebird
Plum-heaeded Parakeet
Hoopoe
and Green Bee-eater

(If one or more of these species would be dangerous to keep with the others let me know, I'm not a bird expert. Eggs would probably be collected and reared off-show, but still I'm especially worried about the woodpecker, gamebirds, and squirrels)

On the ground of the exhibit several small mammals have their own enclosure, separated from each other by fake rock. The free-flying birds can enter in and out of these as they please. These mammals are Pygmy Hog, Indian Porcupine ('Ikki'), Indian Pangolin, and Indian Muntjac.

Once you leave this room there is another area where a winding path leads you through a series of floor-to-ceiling exhibits made with fake rock and with glass in the viewing areas. These are for Jungle Cat, Indian Cuckoo, Great Hornbill, Bengal Monitor, Indian Chameleon, and Indian Civet. After that you leave the building and proceed to the next area.

(Again if anyone has any ideas on how to improve this section that'd be appreciated, any herps or inverts you think would be cool would be welcome)

After following a path to the right you notice the surroundings start to look more man-made (of course, it's Disney, but this seems purposeful). Bagheera starts to make a comment about how he doesn't like the look of this place. You can hear the sounds of an encounter between him and a small creature, and a nearby signpost with a picture of a mongoose from the 2016 movie is there to give visitors a visual.

This area is dedicated to one of the non-Mowgli stories found in The Jungle Book: Rikki Tikki Tavi. The area is called 'Teddy's Cottage' and the mongoose himself is voiced by Aziz Ansari (or someone else, idk celebrities).

Bagheera doesn't want to go into a human area (lmao), so he tells the visitors he'll met them on the other side. Rikki leads the visitors at first to a very neat, tidy looking garden. The path leads them through a small aviary containing Coppersmith Barbets and Common Tailorbirds ('Darzee'). On the other side the visitors are faced with a small cottage-like building.

Once inside, a vertical exhibit to the left of the 'landing' area for Asian House Shrew ('Chuchundra') appears to have been built into a closet, with the doors facing outward. On the other side is a similar exhibit with a bathroom (thought not actually obviously) holds Common Krait, an incredibly dangerous snake.

Down the hall, there are two large glass exhibits on either side. On the left there is a pair of King Cobra ('Nag and Nagania'), and on the right, an Indian Mongoose ('Rikki-tikki-Tavi'). Alongside some real world information, the signs tell the lesser-known story of Rikki Tikki Tavi and his conflict with the pair of cobras. After this, you leave the house and Bagheera rejoins you on the audio-tour.

 

Eurasia and the Islands of Indonesia: Part 1.
The next area, the pathway going to the right of the Major Building, leads to an area filled with Eurasian species. Visitors start in the European Mountain Ranges area, where the landscape is dominated with regional foliage and hills. Exhibits, from the visitor's point of view are as follows. Like Africa, this area will also have drive-through areas (marked with *).
Exhibit 1: 2:2 Iberian lynx.
*Exhibit 2: Herds of 2:4 Alpine chamois and Alpine ibex.
Exhibit 3: 1:5 Alpine marmot.
Separate terrarium containing 2:2 Olm.
Exhibit 4: 1:1 Eurasian eagle owl.
Exhibit 5: 1:1 Golden eagle.
Exhibit 6: 2:2 Eurasian red squirrel.
The next area is the European Forests. There is a plaza here, containing a restaurant serving European cuisine, a shop, and an exhibit containing 2:4 Scottish highland cattle.
Exhibit 1: 2:6 European bison.
Walk-through enclosure: 4:16 Fallow deer.
Exhibit 2: 1:3 Wild boar.
Exhibit 3: 1:3 Red deer.
Exhibit 4: 2:2 European mink.
Exhibit 5: 1:1 European otter.
Exhibit 6: 1:1 Tawny owl.
Exhibit 7: 2:2 Mute swan.
Exhibit 8: 1:1 European wildcat.
Exhibit 9: 1:1 Bearded vulture.
Exhibit 10: 1:1 Eurasian lynx.
Once you pass by the bearded vulture exhibit, you pass by a exhibit imitating the Mediterranean Sea containing 2:2 Mediterranean monk seals, Then you see a sign welcoming you to Asia. The first area in the Asian part is the Arabian Desert. The area, like all others, is decorated to make it appealing to visitors.
*Exhibit 1: 2:6 Arabian oryx.
Exhibit 2: 2:8 Hamaydras baboon.
Exhibit 3: 1:1 Sand cat
Exhibit 4: 2:2 Egyptian vulture.
Exhibit 5: 4:4 European bee-eater.
Exhibit 6: 1:1 Caracal.
Part 2 will be coming soon. Feel free to give feedback.
-TheWalrus

 

Eurasia and the Islands of Indonesia: Part 2.
The next area is the Ganges Basin. It will contain many animals from India's wilderness. Enclosures contain the following species:
*Exhibit 1: 2:4 Indian elephant.
*Exhibit 2: 2:2 Indian rhinoceros.
*Exhibit 3: Herds of 3:6 Onager, Nilgai, Blackbuck, Kiang, Axis deer, Indian wild donkey, and Gaur.
Exhibit 4: 1:5 Asiatic lion.
Exhibit 5: 2:2 Bengal tiger (1:1 white).
Exhibit 6: 2:8 Kashmir grey langur.
Exhibit 6: 1:4 Lion-tailed macaque.
Exhibit 7: 2:6 Indian grey wolf.
Exhibit 8: 1:3 Dhole.
Exhibit 9: 1:1 Indian vulture.
Exhibit 10: 2:2 Etruscan shrew.
Exhibit 11: 1:1 Sun bear.
Exhibit 12: 1:1 Sloth bear.
Exhibit 13: 3:3 Bar-headed goose.
Exhibit 14: 2:2 Indian peafowl
Exhibit 15: 1:1 Indian crested porcupine.
Exhibit 16: 2:2 Indian pangolin.
*Exhibit 17: 2:2 Pygmy hog
*Exhibit 18: 1:1 Indian muntjac
Walk-through bird aviary: Groups of 2:4 Temminck's tragopan, satyr tragopan, Himalayan monal, Red junglefowl, and Hoopoe.
Exhibit 19: 1:1 Great hornbill.
Bat Cave: Groups of 4:4 Indian flying fox and Rodriguez flying fox.
Exhibit 20: 2:2 Ganges river dolphin.
The vast grasslands of India turn into the lush bamboo forests of China. You have now entered the Far East, with species from Nepal, Mongolia. China, Japan, and Russia. Another meeting area is here, with Mongolian yurts as buildings. This area goes from the high peaks of the Himalayas to the harsh Gobi Desert. Many endangered animals reside in this section alongside the popular ones.
Exhibit list:
*Exhibit 1: Groups of 2:4 Markhor, Bharal, Sichuan takin, Himalayan thar, Wild yak, and Sindh ibex.
Exhibit 2: 2:2 Snow leopard.
Exhibit 3: 1:1 Sarus crane.
Exhibit 4: 2:2 Siberian crane.
Exhibit 5: 1:1 Demoiselle crane.
Exhibit 6: 1:1 Red-crowned crane.
*Exhibit 7: 2:2 Chinese pangolin.
*Exhibit 8: 2:2 Red panda.
*Exhibit 9: 2:2 Giant panda.
Exhibit 10: 2:2 Hoolock gibbon and 2:2 Lar gibbon.
Exhibit 11: 2:2 Yangtze river dolphin.
*Exhibit 12: Herds of 3:6 Przewalski's wild horse, Saiga, Chiru, Goitured gazelle. and wild Bactrian camel.
Exhibit 13: 1:1 Great bustard.
*Exhibit 14: Herds of 2:2 Japanese serow, Chinese goral, and Siberian musk deer.
Exhibit 15: 2:2 Siberian tiger.
Exhibit 16: 2:2 South China tiger.
Exhibit 17: 2:2 Amur leopard.
Exhibit 18: 2:6 Golden snub-nosed monkey.
Exhibit 19: 2:6 Japanese macaque.
*Exhibit 20: Herds of 2:4 Pere David's deer, tufted deer, and Sambar.
The next part is the Islands of Indonesia. This area will contain species not found in many zoos. It is set in a large, humid building with a nocturnal house at the end, both of which are wheelchair accessible.
Species list:
Exhibit 1: 2:2 Malayan tapir.
Exhibit 2: 2:6 Proboscis monkey.
Exhibit 3: 2:2 Siamang and 2:2 Kloss's gibbon.
Exhibit 4: 2:2 Agile gibbon and 2:2 Sumatran orangutan.
Exhibit 5: 2:2 Northern white-cheeked gibbon and 2:2 Silvery gibbon.
Exhibit 6: 2:2 Muller's Bornean gibbon and 2:2 Bornean orangutan.
Exhibit 7: 2:4 Javan lutung.
Exhibit 8: 2:4 Red-shanked douc langur.
Exhibit 9: 2:2 Sumatran rhinoceros.
Exhibit 10: 2:2 Indochinese clouded leopard.
Exhibit 11: 2:2 Sumatran tiger.
Exhibit 12: 2:2 Javan rhinoceros.
Exhibit 13: 2:2 Lowland anoa.
Exhibit 14: 2:2 Buru babirusa.
Exhibit 15: 2:2 Visayan warty pig.
Exhibit 16: 2:2 Bornean bearded pig.
Exhibit 17: 2:2 Asian small-clawed otter.
Exhibit 18: 1:2 Masked lapwing.
Nocturnal House species:
Exhibit 1: 2:2 Spectral tarsier.
Exhibit 2: 2:2 Flores scops owl.
Exhibit 3: 2:2 Sunda pangolin.
Exhibit 3: 1:1 Moonrat.
Exhibit 4: 2:2 Binturong.
Exhibit 5: 2:2 Dingiso.
Exhibit 6: Groups of 4:4 Large flying fox, Moluccan flying fox, and Great flying fox.
Exhibit 7: 2:2 Seri's tree kangaroo.
Exhibit 8: 2:2 Ursine tree kangaroo.
You exit the nocturnal house to reach the Eurasia parking lot.
Next time: Amazing Americas. Feel free to give feedback. P.S: I have added 1:1 more Jaguars to Wild Amazon. Current Jaguar total: 2:2 (1:1 melanistic).
-TheWalrus

 

Well, it's my big return here, so I've created this:
Amazing Americas Part 1: North America:
The next exhibit area is Amazing Americas. Animals exhibited here are found in all habitats of the Americas except the Amazon Rainforest (for that, see Page 54). The first habitat is the Canadian Wilds. The next area is the Great Plains and Sonora Desert. The final area is the Everglades, the smallest area with only major Floridian species. The following list contains species in each area.
Canadian Wilds:
Exhibit 1: 1:3 Caribou and Musk ox.
Exhibit 2: 1:1 Snowy owl.
Exhibit 3: 1:1 Moose.
Exhibit 4: 1:1 Great horned owl.
Exhibit 5: 2:6 Rocky Mountain goat.
Exhibit 6: 2:6 Bighorn sheep.
Exhibit 7: 1:1 American beaver.
Exhibit 8: 1:1 Bald eagle.
Exhibit 9: 2:4 White-tailed deer.
Exhibit 10: 2:4 Mule deer.
Exhibit 11: 3:3 Common loon.
Exhibit 12: 1:1 Arctic fox.
Exhibit 13: 1:1 Bobcat
Exhibit 14: 1:1 Canadian lynx.
Exhibit 15: 2:2 Vancouver Island marmot.
Great Plains and Sonora Desert:
Exhibit 1: Herds of 4:12 American bison and American elk.
Exhibit 2: 1:1 Grizzly bear.
Exhibit 3: 1:1 American black bear.
Exhibit 4: 1:5 Grey wolf.
Exhibit 5: 1:1 Coyote.
Exhibit 6: 2:2 American pika.
Exhibit 7: 1:1 Greater roadrunner.
Exhibit 8: 1:5 Red wolf.
Exhibit 9: 2:2 Black-footed ferret.
Exhibit 10: 2:2 California condor.
Exhibit 11: 1:1 Barn owl.
Exhibit 12: 1:1 Red-tailed hawk.
The Everglades:
Exhibit 1: Mixed land and water area for 2:2 West Indian manatee and 3:3 Anhinga.
Exhibit 2: 2:2 American white pelican.
Exhibit 3: 1:1 Osprey.
Exhibit 4: 1:1 American alligator (both albino).
Pathway towards South America:
Exhibit 1: 2:2 Volcano rabbit
Exhibit 2: 2:2 Resplendent quetzal.
Next time: Amazing Americas Part 2: South America. Feel free to give feedback. Sad to see that the thread's inactive.
Note: Added 2:2 Steller's sea eagles and 2:2 Cinereous vulture into seperate aviaries in the Far East area.
-TheWalrus

 

I'll help keep the thread active. Can you go into some more description of the exhibits? I forget, where is this zoo located

 

1. The zoo is located in Las Vegas.
2. Starting with the next area description, about 1 week from now, I will provide in-depth exhibit layout.

 

I'm looking forward to it. I've been kicking around some ideas for one.

 

Next part of Kipling's Jungle, where the Jungle Book theming really gets kicked into gear: The Cold Lairs

Bagheera and the guests are joined on the audio-tour by Christopher Walken as King Louie: a character created only for the Disney productions. The theming changes from the quiet scenery of Teddy's cottage to crumbling walls strapped by creepers, broken statues of ancient Kings, and worn out old pillars. Similar to the Maharajah Forest Trek already at Disney.

The first exhibit appears like it has been built in the courtyard for an ancient palace. A dry moat separates the visitors from a large exhibit containing a pair of Bornean Orangutan and Hoolock Gibbon. A circular path leads around the exhibit with an indoor glass viewing area, where the guests can have close encounters with the apes. An information panel on Gigantopithecus is available. Bagheera takes extra care to emphasize that Orangutans are not native to India.

On the other side of the path around the Orangutan exhibit are enclosures for different monkey species, which include: Lion-tailed Macaque, Pig-tailed Macaque, Rhesus Macaque, and Golden Langur. Each species has a small family group of only about four or five individuals.

Once around the back of the Orang exhibit, the guests are officially 'in' the temple, built to closely resemble the one from the movie. On the right side of the path just after entering, there is glass viewing pannels into an aviary for four Indian Vulture. They are obviously meant to emulate the four vultures from the cartoon, but they are actually two breeding pairs. Bagheera takes a moment to inform the guests of the plight of vultures in India.

Further along and on the left side this time, the wall is replaced by hand-rails, and guests can look down into a small paddock for Indian Wild Boar . At the end of the corridor, there is a small tank for Indian Cobra.

To the right of this tank the guests enter a large space called the Throne Room. A large panel of glass separates them from a large Indian Rock Python (Kaa). The exhibit contains a pool, shelters, and climbing structures, but there is a large fake throne at the center which serves as a basking spot to encourage the snake to use it. If guests are lucky they might catch 'Kaa' coiled around the throne. King Louie starts to sound nervous and hurriedly makes his escape, Bagheera chuckles and leads the guests outside.

The last exhibit is outside, and a fake stone wall separates the guests from a large of troop of Gray Langur (Bandar-log), the monkeys who capture Mowgli in the original story and take him to their den. Bagheera and Baloo use Kaa's help to rescue him. Bagheera makes a note of primate social behaviour, and after the guests have finished watching the antics of the monkeys, they progress to the next area.

(Two more to go!)

 

When can we build this exhibit!? These are so well designed.

 

I'm back at it again. I think I may have a problem with doing these designs. Or no life?

This zoo is situated in the Central Valley region of California. Somewhere like Bakersfield or Riverside. This zoo houses species from all seven continents, something I'm not aware of any zoo doing.


The Wild Side of Europe

This exhibit is dedicated to species found in Europe, an area not very well represented in American zoos. The main part of the exhibit is a paddock with various evergreen and deciduous trees planted in an open forest design. A mixed herd of red deer and fallow deer roam this exhibit. The center of this exhibit contains gray wolves that are of course separated from the deer species. An aviary in the front and center of this exhibit contains a pond with northern shovelers, northern pintails, and mute swans.. A building in the center contains information about the wildlife of this region and how the species present have adapted to the large human population. In this building windows provide views into the deer paddock as well as views of the wolves. In addition, a netted enclosure attached to this building houses Eurasian lynx and another exhibit houses red fox. After leaving the building, the visitor encounters three aviaries. A small aviary contains a flock of common ravens. A second contains golden eagles. These birds are rescues that are unable to be returned to the wild. Periodically, talks are held about these birds and visitors are allowed get somewhat close (as close as safety allows). Finally, there is a larger aviary that is netted similar to the ravens. This one houses cinerous vultures.


The Vanishing Ice Caps

Near the Wild Side of Europe, in the central part of the zoo, is an exhibit dedicated to the North and South Poles. The North Pole exhibit is the larger of the two. This one contains simulated ice floes on the outside. Harbor and gray seals inhabit one of the enclosures. Above and underwater viewing is present in this exhibit. Walruses are housed in a similar setup across from the seals. The visitor then enters a building. This building contains numerous graphics showing the threat of climate change. As the visitor exits the main entry area, they see an indoor habitat for polar bears. The zoo houses several polar bears and one rotates indoors periodically. The bear in this habitat is able to view the pinnipeds. There are also outdoor enclosures with windows allowing for views of the bears in their outdoor habitats. One resembles the tundra and another resembles ice floes similar to the seal habitat. Bears rotate between these exhibits. The indoor habitat also contains enclosures on either side for Arctic fox and snowy owl. These animals have access to outdoor habitats. The final part of this exhibit is a tundra setup which is an aviary. Snow geese, Ross’s geese, white-fronted geese, barnacle geese, and tundra swans inhabit this area.


The South Pole area is a similar setup. This one has a similar indoor theme as the North Pole area, but also contains graphics of animals found there that are not present in zoos, such as leopard seals and Weddell seals. Penguins are the stars here. King penguins, Adelie penguins, and rockhopper penguins have and icy indoor habitat behind glass. They have an outdoor habitat with chilled water and an ice floe setup. The birds are able to enter their indoor habitat underwater. The penguins have above and underwater viewing.

 

The next installment is finally here. Enjoy!


California Countryside

The California Countryside exhibit contains numerous species native to California. The exhibit is split into three sections.


The first section is dedicated to the California coast and includes Catalina Island. This exhibit is designed to surround the visitor. The left hand side contains a simulated rocky coast with above and underwater viewing. In one there is a simulated kelp forest. This area houses sea otters. The other area does not contain a kelp forest and is home to California sea lions. A building separates the two and contains information on the ecosystem. From the building, the visitor can see flocks of common murres and tufted puffins.


On the right hand side of the exhibit is a simulated arid exhibit housing Santa Catalina Island kit foxes. A separate, netted enclosure contains non-releasable bald eagles. Finally, the visitor sees another habitat that simulated Catalina Island. This one houses bison and mule deer, two nonnative species. These animals have access to a larger common exhibit that is shared by other species that will soon be mentioned. The entrance to this section contains a fence that the animals are able to jump over. The last two sections of the coastal exhibit are separate enclosures (that have the appearance of one enclosure). These are hilly exhibits housing grizzly bears and tule elk. These animals have access to the common exhibit (with the bears being separated).

After leaving the coastal area, the visitor sees an arid exhibit dedicated to wildlife from the Mojave Desert. A paddock containing pronghorn is the first exhibit encountered. These animals are separated from javelinas and from a smaller paddock containing desert tortoises. The pronghorn have access to the common exhibit. Rocky outcrops in the area house desert bighorn sheep, providing them ample climbing opportunities. Finally, coyotes are housed in this paddock. The coyotes also have access to the common area but are separated with moats. On the other side of the rocky outcrops is a netted enclosure resembling a sort of oasis housing bobcats. They have access to a den the visitors are able to see into. Finally, four netted enclosures are present. They house non-releasable Harris’ hawks, prairie falcons, and turkey vultures. The final netted enclosure houses greater roadrunners.

I couldn't think of what else to call the common area, but the idea is that some of the larger species can have more room to roam. It is set up like a sort of waterhole and has an open woodland and grassland setup. The trails leading to it are below the visitor's feet and the exhibit itself is hilly, allowing for plenty of exercise for the inhabitants. None of the animals' night holding areas are in this common area and they can be separated if need be, however, they would normally have access to it.

The last exhibit here contains animals from the forested regions of the Sierra Nevada range. These are all forested exhibits. The first is open on the top and has a creek running through it. Black bears (of various colors) live in this area. The creek from this exhibit leads into a second exhibit with river otters. Three other forested and smaller exhibits are present here. These house fishers, martens, and wolverines. In the event of hot days, the animals have access to air conditioning in an indoor habitat that also doubles as an informational area. Finally, the last section of this contains mountain lions in a netted enclosure.

 

It would be best if there is an app for us to draw our fantasy zoo layout.

 

I like the app 'pencil and paper'....... Oh wait, that isn't an app but a physical thing.....