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Discussion in 'Speculative Zoo Design and Planning' started by elefante, 23 Mar 2020.

  1. Jungle Man

    Jungle Man Well-Known Member

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    Not exactly,it is a big tree but with separations every good number of branches so the monkeys have space to jump and play.
     
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    Manu River Zoofari

    Through the middle of the zoo,a river passes through in which you can have a boat safari or you can walk and cross the bridges to different parts of the zoo. The first exhibit along the river shore and seen better in the safari is the Giant Otter, with parts of the river just for them. Next we find a multi species exhibit with Marsh Deer,Capybara and Collared Peccary. At the end we find a big aviary divided in 2 sections:
    The first of them for cat species such as the Margay,Jaguar and Puma. And the other one for birds such as Cock of the Rock,Military Macaw,Blue and Yellow Macaw,Scarlet Macaw and Hooded Mountain Toucan. You continue and you find some monkeys such as Spider Monkey,Squirrel Monkey,Howler Monkey and Hoffman's two toed sloth.

    Next Please.
     
  3. iluvwhales

    iluvwhales Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Outdoor exhibits for orangutans (1.2 in .5 acres), tigers (1.1 in one acre), and Asian elephants (1.3 in 5 acres, serving as a proxy for Sumatran elephants) flank a gigantic building. All of those species have access to indoor enclosures on the inside. The exhibit path takes you past those exhibits in the aforementioned order to the entrance of the building.

    The building is home to the indoor enclosures for the aforementioned staple species as well as many smaller species. The hallway leading to the first staple indoor exhibit (elephants) is lined with terrariums for reptiles like king cobra,water monitors, and reticulated pythons. The elephant day room is two acres and adjoins their night stalls. Flying free in this area are cattle egrets and great egrets. The birds have access to the elephant area as well as a pond between the elephant fence and the visitor path. Also in that area are 1.1 muntjac and some red junglefowl (females and any males breeding with the females this season). Neither the deer nor the fowl can go into the elephant area.

    The next room is an aviary. In free flight are rhinoceros hornbills, Nicobar pigeons, red jungle fowl (exclusively males). The path next takes you to the orangutan day room. It has many tall areas for climbing and ropes for brachiating. In an aviary behind guests are a small flock of king quails.

    The final room is the predator room. There is the tiger dayroom with a pool with underwater viewing. Behind guests is a tall exhibit for 1.1 clouded leopards. Their exhibit is totally meshed over the top so they cannot jump out.

    Just past the exit from the dome are two stork exhibits, one on either side. The left one is home to Storm's storks and the right one is home to lesser adjutant storks. The path to the left brings guests to the outdoor orangutan exhibit (from whence they started) and the path to the left brings guests to elsewhere in the zoo.

    Next park, please.
     
  4. TZDugong

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    Hmm, can I have one please?
     
  5. elefante

    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Love the theme on this one. I can picture a great immersive exhibit. In keeping with the Latin America theme, your next one is Torres del Paine in Chile.
     
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    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Will male junglefowl fight if they're together? I had to look u
    Hustai National Park in Mongolia.
     
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    I'll give you Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in Australia's Northern Territory.
     
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    Hadn't considered that earlier, tbh. Thinking it over now, there are only two males who rotate between the aviary and the elephant area.
     
  9. iluvwhales

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    Total size: 13 acres, including visitor and staff areas.
    (This time at least 10 species)

    9 acres is dedicated to a community exhibit housing 2.8 Przewalski's wild horses, 1.3 ibex, 1.1 wild boar, and a lake for 1.3 whopper swans and 1.2 black storks.

    2.5 acres is dedicated to the predators of this park. First is a meshed-in enclosure for 1.1 Pallas' cats. Next is a 1.25 acre open enclosure for 1.4 grey wolves. Next is a .5 acre aviary for a pair of golden eagles. Next is an enclosure for a red fox. The remainder of the exhibit is dedicated to two adjoining enclosures each containing a snow leopard. A door between the leopard exhibits opens when it is the breeding season.

    Next park, please.
     
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    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Is it common to exhibit swans and wolves with more females than males? I know they form pairs so just curious how that works in zoos.

    Up next: Amboseli National Park in Kenya.
     
  11. boro745

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    Cain I have one please?
     
  12. elefante

    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Northeast Greenland National Park
     
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    I didn't know all of that, to be honest. I was just doing it in the interest of allowing breeding for multi-generational groups. Thank you.
     
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    The zoo starts with a big exhibit of 3 acres in which there are slopes and hills in which a herd of 10.10 guanacos and 5.5 South Andean Deer live.After this you find an exhibit of 1 acre for a lonely male mountain lion and then you pass through a cave in which there are 2 exhibits,one for Magellanic Horned Owl and the other for Austral Pygmy Owl. The cave ends in a big area with a pond and trees,just like the Andes,this zone of 5 acres contains: Coscoroba Swan,Chilean Flamingo,Darwin's Rhea,Black Necked Swan,Magellan Goose and Black Faced Ibis. In the tree area we find: Rufous Tailed Hawk,Cinereous Harrier and Chimango Caracara. At the end we find a big mountainous and with a medium tree for Andean Condor.
     
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    Total size: 28 acres, including visitor and unmentioned staff amenities.

    The first exhibit is a two-acre enclosure for a breeding pair of cheetahs. The next exhibit is a 7.5 acre enclosure for a mixed hoofstock enclosure. It is home to 2.3 impala, 1.4 cape buffalo, 2.5 Grant's zebras, 1.6 blue wildebeest, 1.2 ostriches, and 1.3 masai giraffes. The giraffes have a barn with a .75 acre dayroom for winter viewing. The path then takes you the a 7.5-acre African elephant enclosure. A herd of 1.5 calls this dynamic and spacious exhibit home. They have a 3.75-acre barn with a 1.25-acre dayroom for winter viewing.

    Between the elephant and giraffe barns is a .25 acre exhibit for 1.2 spotted hyenas. If the hyena enclosure is to your back, the giraffe barn is to the right and the path from whence you came and followed by the elephant barn is to the left. In front of you down is a long path. Going down it brings you past a one-acre lion enclosure for a small pride. The path brings you to a 3-acre building home to Nile crocodiles; rock hyrax; dwarf mongooses; and a mixed exhibit with common warthogs, Kirk's dik-diks, and Von der Decken's hornbills.

    Next park, please.
     
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    Next park please.
     
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    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I like this one, especially the inclusion of wildebeest and buffalo. Are those common in your country? They are uncommon in the USA. Are you in Britain? The mix of small and large species is quite interesting. The mixture of small and large species is interesting.

    Next: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on the Botswana/South Africa border.
     
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    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Do you envision these birds being wing clipped or able to fly? Next for you is Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, USA.
     
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    They are able to fly but I didn't specified that there's some glass to prevent them from escaping,I am against wing clipping.
     
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    elefante Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I'm also against wing clipping.
     
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