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And it seems to be quite the same with the snow leopards and amur tigers enclosures with other brillant exhibits for takins, ibex and asian black bears...
You're right regarding Reynou but the single leopard remaining there is now quite old so you risk nothingFrance really seems to be the place (with Sweden) to have leopard enclosures with fully accessible trees. I saw the same in Thoiry and Parc Zoo du Reynou, though in the latter case, I had my doubts about the safety aspect
(was not the same 15 years ago when for my first visit I was really afraid 
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Wow, I wasn't aware that enclosure was that size. This zoo is high on my personal must-see list, but it is sometimes hard to find information about it... Would have been a golden opportunity to include an exhibit of this zoo in the list...
France really seems to be the place (with Sweden) to have leopard enclosures with fully accessible trees. I saw the same in Thoiry and Parc Zoo du Reynou, though in the latter case, I had my doubts about the safety aspect
, I am stumped about safety .
Wonderful choices, but I believe that Cerza's fence is too light
21. Bison houses
Zoo Berlin, Germany
Opened: 1905
Size: 1600 square metres
Inhabitants: American plains bison, European bison
Before the craze of creating enclosures aiming at representing the natural environment of its inhabitants, there was a long tradition of showing animals in enclosures representing the culture from their native habitat. Back in the days when cultural appropriation did not exist, these exhibits were a huge success. Director Heck described them as “wertvolle Glieder in der Reihe unser voelkerkundlich interressanten, lehrreichen Bauten”, which roughly translates as “precious members in our series of ethnographically interesting, educational buildings”. Creating such buildings would probably be more complicated today, but as pieces of heritage the two wood structures in Berlin stand out. Located side by side, they show two closely related bovines in similar sandy paddocks. But their stables could not be more different. One inspired on native americans, including totem poles, the other on a Russian loghouse. These enclosures still stand basically unchanged since their opening, though the heavy fence on the visitor side has been replaced by one offering a clearer view. To add to the ethnographic theming of the cattle enclosures, a bit further on a Siamese house for banteng and gaur was opened in 1997, based on an earlier building that was destroyed.
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@Maguari
Similar exhibits: the Mingakabause house in Artis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 1916 is a similar example, still in use today. Though inspired by Sumatra, it now houses animals from Sulawesi.
@Dylon
I hadn't thought of these being included but I'm positively surprised to see these here... even if they might be somewhat controversial today for being culturally appropriated I think they offer an interesting insight into the mindset of the day when it came to zoo enclosures. Also, as Dave already said, I would be very surprised to not see the Antelope house here and the more I think about it the more exhibits from Berlin I think would make sense to see here such as World of Birds.21. Bison houses
Zoo Berlin, Germany
Opened: 1905
Size: 1600 square metres
Inhabitants: American plains bison, European bison
Before the craze of creating enclosures aiming at representing the natural environment of its inhabitants, there was a long tradition of showing animals in enclosures representing the culture from their native habitat. Back in the days when cultural appropriation did not exist, these exhibits were a huge success. Director Heck described them as “wertvolle Glieder in der Reihe unser voelkerkundlich interressanten, lehrreichen Bauten”, which roughly translates as “precious members in our series of ethnographically interesting, educational buildings”. Creating such buildings would probably be more complicated today, but as pieces of heritage the two wood structures in Berlin stand out. Located side by side, they show two closely related bovines in similar sandy paddocks. But their stables could not be more different. One inspired on native americans, including totem poles, the other on a Russian loghouse. These enclosures still stand basically unchanged since their opening, though the heavy fence on the visitor side has been replaced by one offering a clearer view. To add to the ethnographic theming of the cattle enclosures, a bit further on a Siamese house for banteng and gaur was opened in 1997, based on an earlier building that was destroyed.
@FunkyGibbon
@Maguari
Similar exhibits: the Mingakabause house in Artis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 1916 is a similar example, still in use today. Though inspired by Sumatra, it now houses animals from Sulawesi.
@Dylon
This just makes me want to revisit Berlin even more but I'll wait until most of the major construction at Tierpark is complete.
if current plans hold out, not a single part of the collection will be untouched.This is the leopard enclosure in Parc Zoo du Reynou, which makes CERZA seem like Alcatraz:
Enough time to visit all the exhibits featured in this thread first then!You'd be waiting a bloody long time, given the vast amount of comprehensive redevelopment, demolition and theming which Kneireim intends for the entire site
Enough time to visit all the exhibits featured in this thread first then!
It will just be like a really hard game of spot the difference.But in the process, not get to see Tierpark until it is unrecognisable