@epickoala- Why do you keep starting new exhibits without finishing old ones?
~Thylo
~Thylo
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I like that you have a Spain exhibit. Europe tends to get overlooked. You could add a few others species to that one like fallow deer, red deer, roe deer (I know, lots of deer), wild boar, wolves, and brown bears. All of those are also found in Spain. They would also do well in the climate in California.
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Safari
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I'm considering other animals to include. Possibly Iberian Wolves. I just don't want to have too many types of wolves, cheetah, tiger, etc.
I am also probably going to jump around a bit when I post the exhibits. Sometimes things are fresh in my mind and I that's what I do, instead of going in order.
Like I am about to do right now!
Arabian Nights: Wildlife of the Middle East
Our Arabian Nights exhibit is home to animals from the Middle East, an area of the world often overlooked in zoos and which gets a reputation as barren, dusty, and hostile. In reality, much of the Middle East is home to a nice diversity of animals, many of which are on display here.
When you first enter this area, you find yourself inside our Mesopotamian Marshland exhibit. Here, the reeds grow high above your head. The homes and boats of the Marsh Arabs can be seen on the banks. You travel through the marsh on an elevated boardwalk around the reeds. Cast over the marsh is a fine netting to keep in the birds that live here. Flying and perching on the stalks of the reeds are Basra reed warbler and Iraq babbler. Living in and around the water are greater flamingo, sacred ibis, pygmy cormorant, marbled teal, lesser white-fronted goose and red breasted goose. Also living in here are marsh frogs and Caspian turtles . Leaving this exhibit, you move onto a dusty enclosure dotted with date palm trees. Inhabiting this paddock are Arabian oryx and scimitar horned oryx. Further on, you come to a large rock outcrop which is home to Persian leopards. A terrarium in the side of the outcrop displays desert monitors. Finally, you come to a small middle eastern style building. Signs say "please keep quite". From behind glass, you can see one of the rarest cats on Earth, the Iranian Cheetah. 1.2 of these rare felines were donated by the Iranian government after seeing the parks great success in breeding their African relatives. The cats are given 20 acres of wild southern California habitat to roam, replicating the cats natural environment. The glass in the visitors viewing allows guests to see into the exhibit, but the cats cannot see the visitors. This concludes Arabian Nights: Wildlife of the Middle East.
I'm considering other animals to include. Possibly Iberian Wolves. I just don't want to have too many types of wolves, cheetah, tiger, etc.
I am also probably going to jump around a bit when I post the exhibits. Sometimes things are fresh in my mind and I that's what I do, instead of going in order.
Like I am about to do right now!
Arabian Nights: Wildlife of the Middle East
Our Arabian Nights exhibit is home to animals from the Middle East, an area of the world often overlooked in zoos and which gets a reputation as barren, dusty, and hostile. In reality, much of the Middle East is home to a nice diversity of animals, many of which are on display here.
When you first enter this area, you find yourself inside our Mesopotamian Marshland exhibit. Here, the reeds grow high above your head. The homes and boats of the Marsh Arabs can be seen on the banks. You travel through the marsh on an elevated boardwalk around the reeds. Cast over the marsh is a fine netting to keep in the birds that live here. Flying and perching on the stalks of the reeds are Basra reed warbler and Iraq babbler. Living in and around the water are greater flamingo, sacred ibis, pygmy cormorant, marbled teal, lesser white-fronted goose and red breasted goose. Also living in here are marsh frogs and Caspian turtles . Leaving this exhibit, you move onto a dusty enclosure dotted with date palm trees. Inhabiting this paddock are Arabian oryx and scimitar horned oryx. Further on, you come to a large rock outcrop which is home to Persian leopards. A terrarium in the side of the outcrop displays desert monitors. Finally, you come to a small middle eastern style building. Signs say "please keep quite". From behind glass, you can see one of the rarest cats on Earth, the Iranian Cheetah. 1.2 of these rare felines were donated by the Iranian government after seeing the parks great success in breeding their African relatives. The cats are given 20 acres of wild southern California habitat to roam, replicating the cats natural environment. The glass in the visitors viewing allows guests to see into the exhibit, but the cats cannot see the visitors. This concludes Arabian Nights: Wildlife of the Middle East.
You have some great ideas! I really like that you focus on the Middle East since Africa is such a common theme in zoos. I agree that it is tough to design a zoo without having some repetition with different subspecies. Did you get a chance to look at my Middle East section I posted for the safari park? Here is that one with a slight edit in that ThylacineAlive came up with a name for it:
The next part of Austin Wild Safari Park and Zoo is the area featuring Middle Eastern wildlife. This area is called Crossroads as it represents a crossroads between Europe and Asia. This area is a simulated desert with rocky hills scattered throughout and simulated oases with palm trees. acacias are few and far between. On the rocky outcrops Nubian ibex and wild goats climb for a better view of the motorist ambling through the preserve. A large herd of Arabian oryx gathers near the waterholes or approaches the vehicle, curious of the occupants. Dorcas gazelles, mountain gazelles, Neauman's gazelles, and dromedaries roam throughout the preserve as well. I debated on dromedaries since these are a domesticated species and even considered featuring them in the Australian exhibit later on since that is where they are most like wild animals, but decided this would have represented their ancient homeland. As the motorist leaves this section, they notice two areas cleverly separated from the main exhibit. These areas have rocky outcrops for vantage points as well as trees for shade and flatter areas. On the left are a pair of golden jackals and on the right is a troop of Hamadryas baboons.
I am going to come up with a walk-through area later on.
Safari
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Thanks for the compliments! I like yours as well.
Gir
Moving on from the Arabian Nights exhibit, you come to an area called Gir. Gir is the last place on earth were the Asiatic lion still roams. When you first enter this scrubby habitat, you come to a small enclosure for Indian Bustards. Further down the trail is a small outdoor pen for Indian star tortoise, a rare tortoise that can be found in the park. Located behind the tortoise enclosure is the lion viewing shelter. There is a glass fronted exhibit for Indian rock pythons, rare pythons similar to the common Burmese python. A large glass window looks into the brushy habitat for Asiatic lions. Our pride consists of 1 lion, 3 lioness, and 2 cubs at the moment. Asiatic lions are not as social as their African counterparts.
Gir
Moving on from the Arabian Nights exhibit, you come to an area called Gir. Gir is the last place on earth were the Asiatic lion still roams. When you first enter this scrubby habitat, you come to a small enclosure for Indian Bustards. Further down the trail is a small outdoor pen for Indian star tortoise, a rare tortoise that can be found in the park. Located behind the tortoise enclosure is the lion viewing shelter. There is a glass fronted exhibit for Indian rock pythons, rare pythons similar to the common Burmese python. A large glass window looks into the brushy habitat for Asiatic lions. Our pride consists of 1 lion, 3 lioness, and 2 cubs at the moment. Asiatic lions are not as social as their African counterparts.
I believe Asiatic Lions are currently beginning to expand their range outside of the Gir Forest.
~Thylo
Great exhibit. Between you and ThylacineAlive I love coming to this thread.
Thank you. I haven't had time to finish American Great Plains with all of my exams before the break but I should be done soon.
~Thylo
And now for the finale of the drive-through safari portion of Austin Wild Safari Park and Zoo; The Australian Outback. This area is designed to resemble the outback with the first section resembling the plains with more trees. This area will have gray kangaroos. antilopene wallaroos, black wallaroos, short-eared wallabies, and agile wallabies. These animals are able to approach the vehicle and in a separate enclosure is a group of cassawaries. Two packs of dingoes face each other but are unable to approach the vehicle, their prey, or each other. In the desert area there are more rocky outcroppings and trees around the waterholes. Animals that are able to approach the vehicle include red kangaroos, emus, yellow-footed rock wallabies, and black-flanked rock wallabies.
The motorist then leaves the preserve and goes to visit the walking area of the zoo that will be described later.
The motorist then leaves the preserve and goes to visit the walking area of the zoo that will be described later.
Safari
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Wow thanks for the compliment!
Possibly so. I honestly don't know!
I will try to post a new exhibit tonight
Probably Ethiopia
I'm not sure if it's a good idea to allow smaller animals like wallabies approach the road. Also, cassowaries aren't really Australian outback animals, they live the the very northernmost rainforests of Australia. The animals mostly live in Southeast Asia anyway.
~Thylo
I'm not sure if it's a good idea to allow smaller animals like wallabies approach the road. Also, cassowaries aren't really Australian outback animals, they live the the very northernmost rainforests of Australia. The animals mostly live in Southeast Asia anyway.
~Thylo
I debated about the wallabies approaching the vehicles. I suppose there are always idiot drivers around. Maybe have them in a separate area but visible from the road then? What about the wallaroos? Those are intermediate in size between kangaroos and wallabies aren't they? 'll have cassawaries for another zoo I want to design.
Safari
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I'm sorry that I am skipping around a lot. I'm typing these as inspiration strikes.
Spain
Welcome to Spain! Our journey into Spain will take us to a wetlands and a pine forest, to discover some incredibly rare cats and native wolves, birds and amphibians, turtles.
When you first walk into this area, you are greeted by a small picnic area across from a large pond. The deepest spot in the pond is around 2 ft, which allows visitors to see the frogs, newts and turtles that live in the pond. The walls around the pond are steep enough to keep the frogs from jumping out. The pond has a sandy bottom and aquatic plants grow here naturally. Here, you may find European pond turtles or Spanish pond turtles basking on the logs and rocks around the pond. Iberian frogs and Iberian ribbed newts also live inside the pond. Bird life includes ferruginous pochard. Located around the pond are interactive things for kids, including a display on metamorphism. Here, children can see our Blanquiverdosa moteada butterflies and an aquarium with newt and frog larva.
Further on we start to enter the forest. The first exhibit here is a small wood and wire enclosure for broom hare, a favored snack for Iberian Lynx. Next is a large aviary for 2 Spanish imperial eagles. They have a dead tree and a rock face to perch on.
Next, we move on to a elevated overlook. On a slope dotted with tall pine trees, live the parks Iberian wolves. We have quite a large pack and they are very social animals. Next is the northern bald ibis aviary. The back side of the exhibit is a rock face which allows the birds to nest.
Lastly comes the crown jewel of this area. After entering a wooden research blind, you can see informative posters on these rare lynx. A glass window allows you to look in on what our rare Iberian lynx are doing. The exhibit has a stream, and is furnished with boulders and fallen trees. We have a pair on exhibit, but we also have 2 other pairs off exhibit for breeding. We are one of the number one breeders of these cats in the world.
Spain
Welcome to Spain! Our journey into Spain will take us to a wetlands and a pine forest, to discover some incredibly rare cats and native wolves, birds and amphibians, turtles.
When you first walk into this area, you are greeted by a small picnic area across from a large pond. The deepest spot in the pond is around 2 ft, which allows visitors to see the frogs, newts and turtles that live in the pond. The walls around the pond are steep enough to keep the frogs from jumping out. The pond has a sandy bottom and aquatic plants grow here naturally. Here, you may find European pond turtles or Spanish pond turtles basking on the logs and rocks around the pond. Iberian frogs and Iberian ribbed newts also live inside the pond. Bird life includes ferruginous pochard. Located around the pond are interactive things for kids, including a display on metamorphism. Here, children can see our Blanquiverdosa moteada butterflies and an aquarium with newt and frog larva.
Further on we start to enter the forest. The first exhibit here is a small wood and wire enclosure for broom hare, a favored snack for Iberian Lynx. Next is a large aviary for 2 Spanish imperial eagles. They have a dead tree and a rock face to perch on.
Next, we move on to a elevated overlook. On a slope dotted with tall pine trees, live the parks Iberian wolves. We have quite a large pack and they are very social animals. Next is the northern bald ibis aviary. The back side of the exhibit is a rock face which allows the birds to nest.
Lastly comes the crown jewel of this area. After entering a wooden research blind, you can see informative posters on these rare lynx. A glass window allows you to look in on what our rare Iberian lynx are doing. The exhibit has a stream, and is furnished with boulders and fallen trees. We have a pair on exhibit, but we also have 2 other pairs off exhibit for breeding. We are one of the number one breeders of these cats in the world.
You just gave me some ideas for my European exhibit, thanks Safari.
~Thylo
~Thylo
arcticwolf
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Right now I have actually abandoned my old zoo idea and am working on a new zoo focusing on animals from every continent. I'm guessing that it's going to take me a long time to finish, especially with school work. Hopefully I'll have it done soon.
It's not dead, it's just gone dormant. I'm still working on my zoo but just haven't had the time to finish American Great Plains and when I've had time I had no drive to complete it. I'll have another exhibit for you guys soon, I promise!
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