I visited London Zoo on the 29th of September 2011 and just thought I\'d upload some photos of the things that I found interesting from a first time visitor\'s perspective. This photo shows the other side of Zoo World (also home to bearded pigs, lowland anoa, striped skunks, large hairy armadillos, maybe polecats if I\'m remembering right and probably a few more) This side is home to a couple of Bactrian camels. This might sound weird to many British people but this was one of the firsts for me upon visiting London Zoo. I\'m much more used to Dromedaries.
I visited London Zoo on the 29th of September 2011 and just thought I\'d upload some photos of the things that I found interesting from a first time visitor\'s perspective. This photo shows the other side of Zoo World (also home to bearded pigs, lowland anoa, striped skunks, large hairy armadillos, maybe polecats if I\'m remembering right and probably a few more) This side is home to a couple of Bactrian camels. This might sound weird to many British people but this was one of the firsts for me upon visiting London Zoo. I\'m much more used to Dromedaries.
Thanks for posting the picture of the Bactrian camels and the bearded pigs. when I visited London Zoo in 2001 these exhibits were still housing Asian elephants and black rhinos. They seem to work much better for the pigs and camels. Are the skunks, armadillos, and polecats that you mention housed inside the building?
Pat, beneath ther photo there should be a button only you can see (because it's your photo) marked "Edit". Click on that and on the next page there should be another button marked "Rebuild Thumbnail". That should do the trick.
Thanks for posting the picture of the Bactrian camels and the bearded pigs. when I visited London Zoo in 2001 these exhibits were still housing Asian elephants and black rhinos. They seem to work much better for the pigs and camels. Are the skunks, armadillos, and polecats that you mention housed inside the building?
I'm amazed that rhinos and elephants were held in these exhibits as recently as 2001. The smaller species are all held in strange exhibits inside the actual building. I call them strange because they seem almost temporary (maybe nothing too permanent can be added on the inside) and reminded me of pet shop displays. I have seen a photo here in the gallery but I can't seem to find it. There are 41 pages of photos. And I didn't take a photo of the actual exhibits.
p.s. I just remembered that there are gentle lemurs in this building too.
Pat, beneath ther photo there should be a button only you can see (because it's your photo) marked "Edit". Click on that and on the next page there should be another button marked "Rebuild Thumbnail". That should do the trick.
I'm amazed that rhinos and elephants were held in these exhibits as recently as 2001. The smaller species are all held in strange exhibits inside the actual building. I call them strange because they seem almost temporary (maybe nothing too permanent can be added on the inside) and reminded me of pet shop displays. I have seen a photo here in the gallery but I can't seem to find it. There are 41 pages of photos. And I didn't take a photo of the actual exhibits.
p.s. I just remembered that there are gentle lemurs in this building too.
The exhibits inside the building are temporary in the sense that they are not part of the structure of the building and could be removed completely. I presume this is because permanent changes to the structure of the Casson building are not permitted as it must be preserved because of its architectural importance.
