Best murals / mosaics at zoos

ZSL Clore Pavilion wall art , London Zoo, UK:
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Elephant and mammoth mosaic, Berlin zoo, Germany :
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Mural of Amazonian biodiversity, Zoo Miami , USA:
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Tile mosaic on the elephant house, Shanghai zoo, China:
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Mosaic bench of native species, Gaiazoo Kerkade, Netherlands:
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Amphibian mural, Detroit zoo, USA:
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Photo credits to @Crowthorne, @KevinB , @devilfish,@Potamaogole , @Miss Gulch and @snowleopard .
 
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I love the murals at the International Crane Foundation:

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Mural outside the Whooping Crane exhibit. Note the Passenger Pigeons and bison in it as well.

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Mural on the wall of the Blue Crane exhibit. Also, note that the Blue Cranes are actually in this photo, the pair ICF has is super shy and almost never comes out into public areas.

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African wetland mural. From this spot one can see the exhibits for Black-crowned, Gray-crowned, and Wattled Cranes (of which the latter two are featured in this mural, alongside the hippos). That's the Black-crowned Crane enclosure on the right.

(Photos by @Otter Lord and @snowleopard)

The best mural ICF has, though, is actually behind the scenes. I saw it on a school field trip. A massive mural covers every wall of a room, surrounding you with its environment. It features a marsh filled with all sorts of local wildlife, and the sky of the mural is filled with thousands of Sandhill Cranes. Among them, if you look close enough, is a single Whooping Crane. Sadly I can't find any photos of this mural and it seems likely I won't see it again.
 
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I love the murals at the International Crane Foundation:

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Mural outside the Whooping Crane exhibit. Note the Passenger Pigeons and bison in it as well.

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Mural on the wall of the Blue Crane exhibit. Also, note that the Blue Cranes are actually in this photo, the pair ICF has is super shy and almost never comes out into public areas.

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African wetland mural. From this spot one can see the exhibits for Black-crowned, Gray-crowned, and Wattled Cranes (of which the latter two are featured in this mural, alongside the hippos). That's the Black-crowned Crane enclosure on the right.

(Photos by @Otter Lord and @snowleopard)

The best mural ICF has, though, is actually behind the scenes. I saw it on a school field trip. A massive mural covers every wall of a room, surrounding you with its environment. It fatures a marsh filled with all sorts of local wildlife, and the sky of the mural if filled with thousands of Sandhill Cranes. Among them, if you look close enough, is a single Whooping Crane. Sadly I can't find any photos of this mural and it seems likely I won't see it again.

Thanks for sharing @birdsandbats !

These are really beautiful murals and I think they are of great educational value too in that convey to the visitor what the natural habitat of the cranes look like.

I particularly like the one of the African river.

Pity about the mural that you mention being behind the scenes, I wonder why it isn't showcased ?
 
I don't have a picture of them, but there are some nice murals in the Sadler Building of the Capron Park Zoo depicting African ecosystems. Originally they matched the species on display, but as the species changed over time the murals stayed the same. There are four murals all opposite the four habitats in the hall.
 
Columbus zoo reptile house mural, USA:
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Weribee open range zoo mural, Australia:
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Butterfly house mural, USA:
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Mural about reptile trafficking at Reptielen zoo , Netherlands:
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Day gecko artist mural Buffalo zoo, USA:
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Wildlands EMMEN African wildlife and lady mural:
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Washington park zoo animal mural, USA:
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Hamerton zoo tiger mural, UK:
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Great auk mural at Living Coasts , UK :
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Whale shark mural at Marine Life park, Singapore:
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Puffin Mural at Portland aquarium, USA:
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Tropics mural at Chester zoo, UK:
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Great and lesser ape mural at Santa Barbara zoo, USA:
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Seahorse mural Monterey Bay aquarium , USA:
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Rainforest at Cleveland Metroparks zoo, USA:
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Great apes and other wildlife mural at Sedgewick park zoo, USA:
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Point Defiance zoo Asiatic mammal mural:
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Cotton top tamarin & Golden lion tamarin murals at Marwell zoo, UK :
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Strange Victorian house ornithology scene mural ZSL London zoo, UK:
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Photo credits to @TinoPup , @Chlidonias , @Crowthorne ,@eggshelluk , @Sarus Crane , @Mr.Weasel , @WhistlingKite24 , @Skipper6302 , @vogelcommando , @snowleopard , @zoosnbrews, @zoogiraffe,
 
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