I really like your choice of species as well as the consideration of native plant species and habitats.
I'm not sure that the combination of parrots and kiwis would work though.
That said, still a very nice exhibit.
Would you like another species?
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I really like your choice of species as well as the consideration of native plant species and habitats.
I'm not sure that the combination of parrots and kiwis would work though.
That said, still a very nice exhibit.
Would you like another species?
I'd love to, I really enjoy making fantasy enclosures!
Your next species will be the Great auk (Pinguinus impennis).
An arctic dome / hallway, with the pathway going in a large half-circle around the middle of the dome. A large body of water wraps around the path in the outer ring, on the other side of the water there are large plateaus of arctic rocks for the auks, the higher the plateau, the deeper the water is. On the other side of the dome there's an entrance to another path in the rocks, it leads to a second layer under the primairy path with one giant glass viewing window for under water region, on the other side of the glass there's multiple aquariums with arctic fish and crustaceans (King crabs, Arctic herring, etc.). On the other side of the path there's a large aviary with huge fir trees icy rocks, and a large pool of water in the middle for cyrnaonyx. Both the cyrnaonyx and the greater auks have an outside area as well, an aviary with firs for the cyrnaonyx and a more grassy, flat area with more shallow water for the auks.
Can I have another animal?
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You are the first to include a prehistoric animal, and one I hadn't heard about yet. Nice touch. I also like you exhibit in general.
Your next species will be the Atlas bear, Ursus arctos crowtheri.
The path is elevated as an overhang over the side of the enclosure, in the style of a moroccan temple. The enclosure itself is a rocky hillside, at the back of the enclosure the hillside transforms into a large rock wall as a natural barrier. Two North African oaks stand on either side of the enclosure, the rest of the flora consists of mainly arid grasses and flowers.
Not as extensive as the last one, but still good enough I hope. Can I have the next one?
Yes. Your species will be Delalande's coua, Coua delalandei.
Nice exhibit.
Your next species will be the Seychelles parakeet, Psittacula wardi.
After walking through the madagascar dome and the Canary islands (+ madeira) house, you enter the seychelles hall. Large, pale rocks stick out from the grass along with palm trees and carnivorous plants stick out between rock crevices. Further toward the back, in the more forested section, jellyfish trees and Rothmannia annae join the palms.
Free roaming giant tortoises slowly walk over the pathways and cool down in some rocky watering holes as free-flying birds, such as the seychelles parakeet, the seychelles black parrot, the seychelles blue pigeon, and many others, but also the seychelles fruit bat and the aldabra flying fox.
In a corner of the hall opposite of the forested section. You'll find the crab cove. Hermit crabs fill the shallow waters above stepping stones and coconut crabs inhabit the large mossy enclosure at the left. A little further on you'll find a much larger aquarium with dugongs, who are joined by multiple fishes.
At the end of the hallway, in the forested section. You'll pass through a cave with terrariums embedded into the rocks. Caecilans and frogs rest calmly in the water or on tree branches. The Seychelles black terapin sits in a larger paludarium as the centerpiece for the final area and Seychelles giant millipedes and other endemic arthropods and snails fill the last few exhibits before you exit the hall, and the african islands region with it.
Decided to make a full-on seychelles hall, because why not. Can I have another one?
I love your idea of making an entire hall/exhibit complex based on the fauna of a specific region. I also really enjoyed your species selection and the details you mentioned in your submission.
Your next species will be the Réunion sacred ibis (Threskiornis solitarius).
A decently sized hexagon-shaped aviary, next to the sri lankan leopard exhibit. Réunion sacred ibises wade along with Réunion rails and Réunion shelducks in a pool at the bottom of a waterfall based on la réunion anse des cascades. Volcanic rocks covered in moss surround the area, a few trees and bushes stand tall in the back and Réunion giant tortoises walk slowly over the rocky plains. Hoopoe starlings and Réunion pink pigeons fly freely throughout the aviary.
There's a walkway on the side of the enclosure, it's encased, so it's not a walkthrough enclosure, styled after an Indian temple. There's also a bird watching tower near the waterfall that you can enter if you go around the back.
And yes, I do always make region-specific enclosures. My autism tells me to. And I must obey
May I have one?
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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Is that autism or just having a good sense of biogeographic regions and an aesthetic preference for region-specific theming ?
It strikes me as being the latter rather than the former but then I am no expert on autism.
Well, I have been diagnosed with actual autism, which is exactly why I have an aesthetic preference for theming . It's more of a causation than an excuse. So, both
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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No , I wasn't suggesting that this was an excuse , but rather that it may not have anything to do with autism and may be just an aesthetic preference.
I have dyslexia and I could explain many things such as my preferences or aesthetics through this lens but I think that there is far more to an individual than this.
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Another nice exhibit with a nice species selection, including at least one that I hadn't heard about before.
As someone who also has an autism spectrum disorder I do understand your need for order.
Your next species will be the Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas.
Your species will be the Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria.
Your species will be the Golden toad, Incilius periglenes.
In the oceanium's open ocean region, there's collosal window, 20 by seven meters, at least. Behind it, there's a huge tank with a kelp forest. Enormous steller's sea cows swim slowly through the kelp along with steller's sea lions, belugas and multiple Bering sea fishes. There's another, smaller kelp tank for Northern marine otters. Finally, there's a medium-sized round tank with moon jellyfish
Nice exhibit. I don't think you could keep real kelp alive in a marine mammal tank, but I guess a convincing fake might be possible.
Your next species will be the Bishop's ‘ō‘ō or Molokai ‘ō‘ō (Moho bishopi).
In a reptile house there is a dark hallway for species that have become recently extinct. One of these is a large square terrarium simulating a cloud forest, a very specific cloud forest, the one north of the Costa Rican city of Monteverde, which is the only recorded habitat of the golden toad.
The exhibit has several misters to recreate that cold, humid feel for the toads inside, and plenty of long-leafed and sturdy plants grow inside beside the rock walls lining the exhibits sides that aren't lined by glass. Crickets and other small invertebrates are released into the exhibit on occasion, and to increase the immersion for the toads, a small pool near the glass is provided for bathing as well as occasional "rainstorms", where misters at the top of the exhibit shower it with water. A total of 1.1 golden toads reside here, a breeding pair, more are kept behind the scenes for breeding. Signage explains how chytrid fungus is wiping out global amphibian populations and how ones such as the golden toad that are endemic to small areas are especially at risk.
Next species, please.