African Building Advice

[kqpikachu]

So I’m writing a comic taking place in the zoo, and want to plan out the buildings. Note that not all of these species may be consistent characters, I just want to get advice on the layout. Its heavily based on Lincoln Park Zoo’s African Journey, but with some differences. Should I get more diversity in certain taxa?

here’s the current species list

• Aardvark
• African penguin
• Painted dogs (w/ yard access)
• Sable antelope (w/ yard access)
• Elephant
• Secretarybird, maybe housed with a smaller bird on higher levels of exhibit?
• Some sort of kingfisher maybe
• Nile crocodile
• Meerkats
• Von der deckens hornbill (housed w/ meerkats)
• Pygmy hippo

 

[MOG2012]

You should first have a theme in mind whether it’s a biome or region as some of these animals aren’t found in the same region.

 

[MOG2012]

So I’m writing a comic taking place in the zoo, and want to plan out the buildings. Note that not all of these species may be consistent characters, I just want to get advice on the layout. Its heavily based on Lincoln Park Zoo’s African Journey, but with some differences. Should I get more diversity in certain taxa?

here’s the current species list

• Aardvark
• African penguin
• Painted dogs (w/ yard access)
• Sable antelope (w/ yard access)
• Elephant
• Secretarybird, maybe housed with a smaller bird on higher levels of exhibit?
• Some sort of kingfisher maybe
• Nile crocodile
• Meerkats
• Von der deckens hornbill (housed w/ meerkats)
• Pygmy hippo

You can maybe do an ancient Egypt theme with some of those animals or a Southern Africa theme

 

[MOG2012]

Where is the zoo? It's the more important part

 

[kqpikachu]

Where is the zoo? It's the more important part

Roughly midwest/northeast US area? Its a sort of Springfield in The Simpsons situation where its just kind of in a vaguely temperate environment. Drawing inspo from Cinncinati Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, Brookfield Zoo, and St Louis Zoo

 

[MOG2012]

Is there a theme for the zoo?

 

[MOG2012]

So I’m writing a comic taking place in the zoo, and want to plan out the buildings. Note that not all of these species may be consistent characters, I just want to get advice on the layout. Its heavily based on Lincoln Park Zoo’s African Journey, but with some differences. Should I get more diversity in certain taxa?

here’s the current species list

• Aardvark
• African penguin
• Painted dogs (w/ yard access)
• Sable antelope (w/ yard access)
• Elephant
• Secretarybird, maybe housed with a smaller bird on higher levels of exhibit?
• Some sort of kingfisher maybe
• Nile crocodile
• Meerkats
• Von der deckens hornbill (housed w/ meerkats)
• Pygmy hippo

If you take the Ancient Egypt route, you can have

• Aardvark (sometimes a symbol of Set)
• An aviary with Egyptian Geese, Northern Bald Ibis and Sacred Ibis
• Striped Hyenas (Also a symbol of Set)
• Addax Antelope mixed with North African Ostrich, and Dorcas Gazelle
• Hippopotamus
• Pied Kingfisher aviary with Eurasian Hoopoe
• Nile Crocodile

If you take the Southern Africa route, you can have

• Cape Porcupine mixed with Bat-Eared Fox
• African Penguin mixed with Cape Shelduck or White-Breasted Cormorant
• Cape Painted Dog
• Hartmann's Mountain Zebra mixed with Impala, Eland, and Greater Kudu
• African Elephant
• Secretary Bird
• Malachite Kingfisher
• Nile Crocodile
• Meerkat
• Southern Ground Hornbill

 

[Van Beal]

Pied Kingfisher aviary with Eurasian Hoopoe

I don’t think pied kingfishers are present in North American zoos. If this was meant to be realistic I’d steer away from this but if realism isn’t the goal than ignore me.

 

[MOG2012]

I don’t think pied kingfishers are present in North American zoos. If this was meant to be realistic I’d steer away from this but if realism isn’t the goal than ignore me.

I just wanted to make the poster’s goal of having kingfishers. I can help with any other sections if needed.