Your species will be the Paradise parrot, Psephotellus pulcherrimus.
Make an Exhibit for that Recently extinct species
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Your species will be the Paradise parrot, Psephotellus pulcherrimus.
The Baiji exhibit is a long stretch of water with underwater viewing around half of it. They are mixed with 4.4 Dabry's sturgeon and 6.6 Chinese pufferfish, and there are 2.2 Baijis. There is lots of enrichment for this clever species, and visitors can also view them from a deck that goes over the stretch of river. A ripple machine makes the river produce small waves as if it is a moving river. Their feeding is in front of the visitors and the keepers tell the visitors about their perilous situation during these feedings.
Could I have another species please?
Could I have another species please?
The exhibit will be a large aviary backed by an artificial cliff face with nesting ledges joined by ramps and with a long sloping shoreline with cobbles and smooth rock enabling access to and from the water.This will enable easy access to nesting sites as it is not certain whether Spectacled Cormorant was flightless or nearly so, and would probably therefore have nested on level ground close to the base of cliffs. At the top of the cliff will be a sloping grassed area. On the cliff and among the grasses will be planted shrubs and herbaceous plants native to the high arctic. The water will be a 3m deep pool fronted by glass to enable underwater viewing by the public. the water section will have a base covered by boulders to provide areas to explore by the birds. The water will be seawater kept clean by an off-show filter system, and there will also be a wave generating machine to create water movement. Other species in the exhibit will be various crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters, and other exhibit species will be King Eider Somateria spectabilis and Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata.
That sounds like a very lovely exhibit representing the Yangtze river ecosystem as it once was.
Your next species will be the Hawai'i mamo, Drepanis pacifica.
I appreciate your detailed description and the inclusion of extant species native to the area the spectacled cormorant once inhabited as well.
Your next species will be the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, Moho braccatus.
Your next species will be the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, Moho braccatus.[/QUOTE]
This is based on the exhibit being in a UK zoo:
The enclosure is a separate section inside a tropical house. The aviary is 4m wide x 4m tall x 6m deep.Side walls are solid, with the front fine mesh and the top glass. Under the roof a spray system is fitted allowing the entire enclosure to be misted twice daily. Both sides are thickly planted with tall growing shrubs and vines, including as many Hawaian plants as possible,such as Hawaian lobelias Cyanea sp. or their closest ecological equivalents. At the bank is an access door allowing the keeper to enter for husbandry. As hole-nesting birds, a variety of different nest boxes are provided at different heights and locations in the enclosure, some in artificial trees. Near the front of the enclosure, partially concealed among the ground cover but visible to the public, are models of reconstructions of a pair of Turtle-jawed Moa-nalo, Chelychelynechen quassus. An explanatory sign details the ecology of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, and the moa-nalo.
This is based on the exhibit being in a UK zoo:
The enclosure is a separate section inside a tropical house. The aviary is 4m wide x 4m tall x 6m deep.Side walls are solid, with the front fine mesh and the top glass. Under the roof a spray system is fitted allowing the entire enclosure to be misted twice daily. Both sides are thickly planted with tall growing shrubs and vines, including as many Hawaian plants as possible,such as Hawaian lobelias Cyanea sp. or their closest ecological equivalents. At the bank is an access door allowing the keeper to enter for husbandry. As hole-nesting birds, a variety of different nest boxes are provided at different heights and locations in the enclosure, some in artificial trees. Near the front of the enclosure, partially concealed among the ground cover but visible to the public, are models of reconstructions of a pair of Turtle-jawed Moa-nalo, Chelychelynechen quassus. An explanatory sign details the ecology of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, and the moa-nalo.
I love all the details you included in your design and the attention paid to the exhibit being set in a temperate country, while housing a subtropical species.
Your next species will be the Pink-headed duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea.
A coast-side enclosure will hold at least one pair of this now-extinct duck. The enclosure is netted to allow the birds to fly and not escape. Food is provided via farmed mussels, part of the duck's mollusk-dependent diet on a daily basis. Nearby info signs explain how difficult it was to pinpoint the reason for the duck's decline prior to settlers moving into their habitat.
Another species please.
I like your design. I like that you paid attention to the species' diet and situation before human settlement.
Your next species will be the Domed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis peltastes.
The exhibit is inside an aviary 5m wide x 8m long x 3m high with a 2m deep heated inside area at the back with access at ground and top. It contains at the front, from which the public views the birds, a 1m deep pool as wide as the enclosure and 2m front to back. A 1m wide canal extends from the front pool to a second pool 2m square situated at the back of the enclosure. A filter is connected to the pools to circulate and UV sterilise the water. One side of the land area is thickly planted with bamboo to provide cover. The opposite side is planted with tall shrubs to give a tropical effect.Together these plants screen the rear pool from the front viewing area. Sharing the enclosure are two small groups of Pin-Tailed parrotfinches and Indian White-Eyes, plus a pair of Pink-necked Green Pigeon.
Can I have a species?
I like your detailed description.
Your next species will be the Bachman's warbler, Vermivora bachmanii.
Yes. Your species will be the Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris.
Huia
Hawaii: an Island in Peril
This complex has two walkthrough aviaries based on two habitats.
The Lake
This is a walkthrough aviary with free-flying huias, Hawaiian ducks, nene geese, and red-billed leiothrix (invasive). Also free-ranging are a couple Jackson's chameleons to represent the how invasive this species is. In an exit vestibule is an exhibit for invasive suckermouth catfish. Separate exhibits on the path to the next main aviary house Hawaiian short-eared owl and Hawaiian hawk.
The Coast
This aviary is home to Pacific golden plovers and white fairy terns.
Next species, please.
Hawaii: an Island in Peril
This complex has two walkthrough aviaries based on two habitats.
The Lake
This is a walkthrough aviary with free-flying huias, Hawaiian ducks, nene geese, and red-billed leiothrix (invasive). Also free-ranging are a couple Jackson's chameleons to represent the how invasive this species is. In an exit vestibule is an exhibit for invasive suckermouth catfish. Separate exhibits on the path to the next main aviary house Hawaiian short-eared owl and Hawaiian hawk.
The Coast
This aviary is home to Pacific golden plovers and white fairy terns.
Next species, please.
I'm sorry to be a bother, but if I remember well the Huia is from New Zealand, not Hawaii. I like your exhibit, but I think you may have been mistaken. Could you take another look at this?
Your next species will be the Delalande's coua, Coua delalandei.
Yikes! That's an egregious oversight on my part. Here's my second attempt.
Huia
New Zealand: an Island in Peril
This exhibit is based on wildlife of the North Island of New Zealand, both native and invasive. It is inside a building and has two sections, Birds and Alien Invasion. Birds has exhibits for huias and North Island brown kiwis. Alien Invasion has an indoor and outdoor section. Indoors are exhibits for stoats, hares, and domestic cats. Outdoors is an exhibit for red deer.
Now for the Delande's coua exhibit.
Ghosts of Madagascar
This exhibit is based on extinct and endangered wildlife of Madagascar. I'm recycling my elephant bird exhibit for this.
The exhibit starts with a walkthrough aviary with Delande's couas, white-faced whistling ducks, African pygmy geese, and fulvous whistling ducks.
The next exhibit is home to ring-tailed lemurs, collared lemurs, and radiated tortoises. They live across from the next exhibit which is home to 1.1 elephant birds in a 30-acre exhibit. 1.1 pygmy hippos (serving as a proxy for the extinct Malagasy pygmy hippo) roam with the elephant birds. They have access to a peninsula on the other side of a lake. Grass and other plants grow on the elephant bird side and both species can eat from them. The lemurs have access to the hippo peninsula and the aforementioned dedicated exhibit on the other side of the path across from the elephant bird area.
You then go into a building. It is has winter housing for lemurs, tortoises, and pygmy hippos. There are also exhibits for red-ruffed lemurs and foosas. Exit through gift shop.
Next species please.
Thank you for your corrections. Your mistake is entirely forgiven as I like both exhibits.
Your next species will actually be from Hawaii. It will be the Bishop's ‘ō‘ō or Molokai ‘ō‘ō, Moho bishopi.
I will recycle my original Hawaii exhibit for this.
Bishop's ‘ō‘ō
Hawaii: an Island in Peril
This complex has two walkthrough aviaries based on two habitats.
The Fores
This is a walkthrough aviary with free-flying Bishop's ‘ō‘ō, Hawaiian ducks, and red-billed leiothrix (invasive). Also free-ranging are a few female Jackson's chameleons to represent the how invasive this species is. In an exit vestibule is an exhibit for invasive suckermouth catfish. Separate exhibits on the path to the next main aviary house Hawaiian short-eared owl and Hawaiian hawk.
Water
This aviary is home to nene geese, Pacific golden plovers and white fairy terns.
Next species, please.
Bishop's ‘ō‘ō
Hawaii: an Island in Peril
This complex has two walkthrough aviaries based on two habitats.
The Fores
This is a walkthrough aviary with free-flying Bishop's ‘ō‘ō, Hawaiian ducks, and red-billed leiothrix (invasive). Also free-ranging are a few female Jackson's chameleons to represent the how invasive this species is. In an exit vestibule is an exhibit for invasive suckermouth catfish. Separate exhibits on the path to the next main aviary house Hawaiian short-eared owl and Hawaiian hawk.
Water
This aviary is home to nene geese, Pacific golden plovers and white fairy terns.
Next species, please.
Nice exhibit, I like how you focused on both native species and invasive species.
Your next species will be the Desert Rat-kangaroo, Caloprymnus campestris.
Hawai'i Mamo
3.3 of these small birds are housed in a series of six large mesh aviaries. The visitors can view them from a treehouse with glass viewing into all six exhibits. There is also ground level viewing for two of the exhibits, but the birds spend most of their time in the canopy to visitors are more likely to see them from the higher elevation. The exhibits are densely-planted, and their favourite food, the nectar of the Iobelia flower, is supplied from multiple feeding dispensers, and many of these dispensers are in front of the viewing, encouraging the birds to come out of the dense canopy and allowing the visitors to see them. As the visitors continue around the glass viewing windows, they see that there is a ramp that comes out of the opposite end of the treehouse and descends towards the next exhibit. In between the two exhibits in the area is a plantation of Iobelia flowers to keep a steady flow of nectar for the birds. The second exhibit in the area is for 2.3 Indian mongooses. This species was introduced to the island of Hawai'i and wreaked havoc on the mamo population. It is though that this species was one of the main contributors to the extinction of the species. The mongooses have a large subtropical exhibit and a beach as well as lots of hollow logs and enrichment. Signage tells the visitors about how introduction of species can be just as harmful as the extinction of a species and explains why reintroduction is important to sustain the perfect balance of nature that we have corrupted.
Could I have another species please?
3.3 of these small birds are housed in a series of six large mesh aviaries. The visitors can view them from a treehouse with glass viewing into all six exhibits. There is also ground level viewing for two of the exhibits, but the birds spend most of their time in the canopy to visitors are more likely to see them from the higher elevation. The exhibits are densely-planted, and their favourite food, the nectar of the Iobelia flower, is supplied from multiple feeding dispensers, and many of these dispensers are in front of the viewing, encouraging the birds to come out of the dense canopy and allowing the visitors to see them. As the visitors continue around the glass viewing windows, they see that there is a ramp that comes out of the opposite end of the treehouse and descends towards the next exhibit. In between the two exhibits in the area is a plantation of Iobelia flowers to keep a steady flow of nectar for the birds. The second exhibit in the area is for 2.3 Indian mongooses. This species was introduced to the island of Hawai'i and wreaked havoc on the mamo population. It is though that this species was one of the main contributors to the extinction of the species. The mongooses have a large subtropical exhibit and a beach as well as lots of hollow logs and enrichment. Signage tells the visitors about how introduction of species can be just as harmful as the extinction of a species and explains why reintroduction is important to sustain the perfect balance of nature that we have corrupted.
Could I have another species please?
I like your exhibit. I love the treehouse view into the canopy level of the exhibit and the inclusion of an invasive species and the emphasis on the educational aspect of that.
Your next species will be the Toolache wallaby, Macropus greyi.
The exhibit comprises 2 aviaries, each 3m w x 3m tall x 5m long, with public viewing from the 3m wide front ends. The 2 aviaries are linked by popholes which can be closed at a high level, allowing the birds to move between them. The left hand aviary has a pool 1m x 2m and is otherwise planted with bamboo and shrubs growing to roof height to duplicate the canebreak breeding habitat. The right hand has a glass roof and opaque side, and can be closed at the front in the winter to duplicate the wintering scrub and hibiscus forest habitat on Cuba.