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I plan on making more exhibits soon but I'm pretty tight on time (I'm still going to school!) and, most of the time, I only have time to check my account for this site is at 4am.
I will post more soon I'm working on a zoo animal list project on the side along with planning zoo trips and, obviously, school comes first.
the link for that project is somewhere on Beardsley Zoo News but I will soon post it on Bronx Zoo list since I did make one over three visits last year.

What should my next exhibit be?
-Arctic Circle
-Land of Sands (Desert)
-Indian Temples (Southern Asia)

Finally, since I appear to have missed it before, Platypus will also be in the exhibit.
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I plan on making more exhibits soon but I'm pretty tight on time (I'm still going to school!) and, most of the time, I only have time to check my account for this site is at 4am.
I will post more soon I'm working on a zoo animal list project on the side along with planning zoo trips and, obviously, school comes first.
the link for that project is somewhere on Beardsley Zoo News but I will soon post it on Bronx Zoo list since I did make one over three visits last year.

What should my next exhibit be?
-Arctic Circle
-Land of Sands (Desert)
-Indian Temples (Southern Asia)

Finally, since I appear to have missed it before, Platypus will also be in the exhibit.
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Arctic Circle
 
Arctic Circle
The northern most part of the zoo, you now found yourself crossing a bridge over a large pond leaving the aquarium (will post later). This exhibit is a large circle that eventually leads to the American Great Plains exhibit (post later) and starts off in a small forest of coniferous trees and some rocky terrain. As you move along you start to see no trees and only some low shrubs and bushes. Air machines make the air around you colder. Eventually there are no more vegetation and the ground is covered with a layer of fake snow. The exhibit ends with a Polar Bear and Atlantic Walrus exhibit that includes an underwater tunnel where you can see both predator and prey together, side-by-side. As you leave, there's a small exhibit talking about Global Warming and what we can to stop it.
Animals
Caribou
Arctic Fox
Wolverine
Canad Lynx
Moose
Snowshoe Hare
Snowy Owl
Arctic Wolf
Tufted Puffin
Northern Fur Seal
Harp Seal
Polar Bear
Atlantic Walrus

More coming soon so stay posted. Tell me what you think!
 
ThylacineAlive said:
More coming soon so stay posted. Tell me what you think!
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Coming Soon...
Aquarium
American Great Plains
The Rockies
American Wilderness
Southern Swamps
Land of Sand
Indian Temple
Himalayan Highlands (Yes, that's the name of the Bronx Zoo's himalayan exhibit but this ones different and larger)
Asia Far-East
and much, much more...:D
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Arctic Circle
The northern most part of the zoo, you now found yourself crossing a bridge over a large pond leaving the aquarium (will post later). This exhibit is a large circle that eventually leads to the American Great Plains exhibit (post later) and starts off in a small forest of coniferous trees and some rocky terrain. As you move along you start to see no trees and only some low shrubs and bushes. Air machines make the air around you colder. Eventually there are no more vegetation and the ground is covered with a layer of fake snow. The exhibit ends with a Polar Bear and Atlantic Walrus exhibit that includes an underwater tunnel where you can see both predator and prey together, side-by-side. As you leave, there's a small exhibit talking about Global Warming and what we can to stop it.
Animals
Caribou
Arctic Fox
Wolverine
Canad Lynx
Moose
Snowshoe Hare
Snowy Owl
Arctic Wolf
Tufted Puffin
Northern Fur Seal
Harp Seal
Polar Bear
Atlantic Walrus

More coming soon so stay posted. Tell me what you think!
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I'd say it needs a lot more detail and fleshing out. Right now it just reads as a list of animals and a few vagaries on the exhibit. How will you house the animals? How big are the exhibits? What visitor amenities do you have? Landscaping/horticulture? Mixed species? Education and interpretation? Indoor vs. outdoor exhibits? Aviaries? Etc.
 
jbnbsn99 said:
I'd say it needs a lot more detail and fleshing out. Right now it just reads as a list of animals and a few vagaries on the exhibit. How will you house the animals? How big are the exhibits? What visitor amenities do you have? Landscaping/horticulture? Mixed species? Education and interpretation? Indoor vs. outdoor exhibits? Aviaries? Etc.
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Well! Way to squash my dreams:p

I plan on making these posts better and more detailed as I go. This ones better then my first one in my opinion.

Shout out for my 50 post in only 5 days!! (Probably not much of an acomplishment for most but it is for me:D)
 
If you guys (and girls) want, I can type up a more detailed version of Arctic Circle. As for my first exhibit... Probably won't be able to explain much more then details on the final exhibit.

You walk inside a pair of large, glass double doors with the Tasmanian coat of arms on it (
Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.png
) with the Thylacines being the door handles. It's a one room building with the floor being a giant mural of a family of Thylacines. The first thing you see is a large sign showing a smaller version of the mural, who it was painted by, what the painting is of, ect. In the center of the room is a large circular table with plagues going all around it at viewing level. They tell the story of the Thylacine and its tragic history as well as why conservation is important and the lesson we can learn from its story. In the middle of the table, there's a large, stuffed Thylacine and hanging from the ceiling are several TV's playing non-stop films of living Thylacines. On the walls, there's a timeline of the Thylacine's history, pictures of both live and dead Thylacines with captions under each one. There are also a few exhibits with wax models of Dingos, Humans, Thylacines, and other Tasmanian wildlife portraying the lifestyle and final years of the species. There's an exhibit with some claws, teeth, bottom lower jaw bone, fur samples, scat, tom of a skull, and some other skeletal material from dead Thylacines. Next to this, is a plague telling the behavior and general look of Thylacines. As you leave to explore the rest of the zoo, you see a final exhibit telling a story about the rumor that Thylacines are possibly still surviving in rural brushlands and dense forests. The exhibit is complete with possible pictures of surviving Thylacines as well as a monitor displaying several videos of relic members of the species.

How's this for detailed!
 
Arctic Circle will also show Snow Geese and Wood Frogs (yes wood frogs live in the lower part of the Arctic in parts of Alaska as well as Canada) and the subspecies of Moose is the Alaska Moose (Alces Alces Gigas)
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Coming Soon...
Aquarium
American Great Plains
The Rockies
American Wilderness
Southern Swamps
Land of Sand
Indian Temple
Himalayan Highlands (Yes, that's the name of the Bronx Zoo's himalayan exhibit but this ones different and larger)
Asia Far-East
and much, much more...:D
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First of all, loved the Arctic Circle exhibit. I would also say add the viviparous lizard since they are the only lizard that is north of the Arctic Circle. I love your other exhibit ideas as well. One question I have is, what is the difference between the Rockies exhibit versus the American Wilderness one? The reason I ask is because most of the wilderness areas in the US are in the Rockies. Sorry if I'm overthinking this. Also, I'm sure you mentioned, but what part of the world are you thinking this zoo would be in?
 
elefante said:
First of all, loved the Arctic Circle exhibit. I would also say add the viviparous lizard since they are the only lizard that is north of the Arctic Circle. I love your other exhibit ideas as well. One question I have is, what is the difference between the Rockies exhibit versus the American Wilderness one? The reason I ask is because most of the wilderness areas in the US are in the Rockies. Sorry if I'm overthinking this. Also, I'm sure you mentioned, but what part of the world are you thinking this zoo would be in?
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I would also like to add the Viviparous Lizard to Arctic Circle. (Thanks for the idea Elefante). Both the lizard and the frog will be exhibited in small (but nice sized for those species) areas inside a large, fake chunk of ice towards to end of the coniferous forest.

The Rockies exhibit will be connected to American Wilderness (and then lead off to American Great Plains to make one huge America exhibit along with Southern Swamps). The Rockies will show North America's more mountainous wildlife and American Wilderness will show more forest creatures. Also, American Great Plains will, obviously, show animals form the grasslands of central N.A. and Southern Swamps is animals from the Southeast U.S. and partly the Caribbean.

I was thinking more the southern U.S. Mabye South Carolina. A place where it's still really warm, but gets slightly chilly in the winter, perhaps with some snow.

Have you read the first part, Thylacine Reserve? Page 24 or 25
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I would also like to add the Viviparous Lizard to Arctic Circle. (Thanks for the idea Elefante). Both the lizard and the frog will be exhibited in small (but nice sized for those species) areas inside a large, fake chunk of ice towards to end of the coniferous forest.

The Rockies exhibit will be connected to American Wilderness (and then lead off to American Great Plains to make one huge America exhibit along with Southern Swamps). The Rockies will show North America's more mountainous wildlife and American Wilderness will show more forest creatures. Also, American Great Plains will, obviously, show animals form the grasslands of central N.A. and Southern Swamps is animals from the Southeast U.S. and partly the Caribbean.

I was thinking more the southern U.S. Mabye South Carolina. A place where it's still really warm, but gets slightly chilly in the winter, perhaps with some snow.

Have you read the first part, Thylacine Reserve? Page 24 or 25
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If you're considering the Carolinas maybe Charlotte. That's an area that's been discussed in the "Cities in need of zoos" forum. I like your ideas for a North American exhibit. That would be a great one. I got a chance to read the Thylacine Reserve thread. Very nice.
 
elefante said:
If you're considering the Carolinas maybe Charlotte. That's an area that's been discussed in the "Cities in need of zoos" forum. I like your ideas for a North American exhibit. That would be a great one. I got a chance to read the Thylacine Reserve thread. Very nice.
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Mabye outside of Charlotte because the zoo will need a lot of space. I posted a more detailed version of the end part of the exhibit (the mini Thylacine museum) either above on this page or the page before (I think this page).
 
I also plan on writing a more detailed version of both exhibits soon. Thylacine Reserve might be posted later today:D
 
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