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The zoo from hell

Discussion in 'Speculative Zoo Design and Planning' started by DavidBrown, 13 Mar 2013.

  1. birdsandbats

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    Tame devils are lovely little things. Like cuddly kittens. Not anything like the Warner Brothers one.
     
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    For sure, a wild one would do if caught... My mother prefaired the wombat petting, tough. Ummm I envy her, hahaha
     
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    Hmmm, I don't want to get too depressing, but my nightmare zoo already exists, all around the world; zoos where animals are crammed in small, barren cages, like a chimpanzee living in a cage the size of a fridge, or a seal in a bathtub. And where people are incentivized to bother animals with sticks, stones and noise, noise, NOISE!

    I'm not afraid of snakes, rats, spiders, or any other animal... Except for humans who don't use their brain.
     
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    Here are a few more:

    • "Poach a Pangolin"
    • "Swim with Electric Eels"
    • "White Bellbirds with Megaphones"
    • "Mosquito Swamp" (a walk-through)
    • "Human Parasites"
    • "Off-Exhibit Saolas"
    • "Wrestle with an Orangutan"
    • "Kickbox a Kangaroo"
    • "Inside a Predator's Stomach"
    • "Little Yippy Dog Experience"
     
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    Who wouldn't want to hug a cassowary? :p
     
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    I agree with the quagga as well.
     
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    Your intestines.

    ~Thylo
     
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    I have one: a zoo that only displays single specimens of extremely rare animals, and many of them are geriatric.
     
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    We would all love to visit that zoo, that's far from the zoo from hell

    ~Thylo
     
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    Sounds nice to me.
     
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    A zoo where commonly seen animals are shown in multiple enclosures, but all the rarities are always off show.
     
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    They're usually on-show, but they always end up off-show for different reasons when you visit.

    ~Thylo
     
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    I can't take that kind of stuff though, it's such a rare animal. I also don't like phases outs either
     
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    New World Porcupine petting zoo
     
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    I would add one thing to number 8. Getting billed for the antivenin after the experience, because of how insanely expensive antivenin is.
     
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    Piranha swimming exhibit with Orinoco crocodiles plus Lowland tapirs for pyschological warfare. Add several thousad mosquitoes.
     
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    Skunk walkthrough with nothing but Striped Skunks.
     
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    .....Striped Skunks that are feeling ever so slightly irritated, just enough to discharge their anal glands at passing punters.
     
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    I'm assuming the skunks wouldn't have their glands removed, which most zoos do?

    A lot of the things mentioned are ones I'd love :3

    My list:
    Walk-through chimps or bonobos
    Definitely the pigeon aviary, they've taken over my apartment complex
    Walk-through jungle with lots of loose, angry snakes, cassowary, tons of bugs
    Lots of bugs in general
    A zoo filled with exhibits that make little children scream with excitement/terror
    All primates
    A long with poor exhibits in general, ones that aren't cleaned often so are filled with poop
    Nocturnal exhibit with hundreds of loose bats and insects