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Gateway to the African Painted Dog Exhibit - 02/03/2011

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This is the entrance to the African painted dog exhibit from the north side (alongside the rhinos). Work continues apace.

Had Bongorob and I been tempted to cross the barrier, we would've left our hand-prints in the wet cement.
This is the entrance to the African painted dog exhibit from the north side (alongside the rhinos). Work continues apace.

Had Bongorob and I been tempted to cross the barrier, we would've left our hand-prints in the wet cement. ;)
 
Thanks for the update shot! This is a very definite change of direction for Chester - only the Tsavo aviary has anything like this level of theming/immersion. Will be fascinated to see how it looks finished. Can't deny I'm every bit as excited about the hyrax as the dogs though.
 
Looking forward to this in the summer. Hopefully we have no periods of bad weather.
 
Thanks for the update shot! This is a very definite change of direction for Chester - only the Tsavo aviary has anything like this level of theming/immersion. Will be fascinated to see how it looks finished. Can't deny I'm every bit as excited about the hyrax as the dogs though.

100% with you here Maguari - The Dassie (Hyrax) are a fascinating species and hopefully will show well :)
 
I'm excited for both :D - African wild dogs are a species I still haven't seen (or have memory of seeing anyway). It's amazing how fast this build is going, from only 4 months it's completely different and I think major parts are finished. I can't wait to see it open and occupied on member's day :D
 
Looks huge! Hasn't eaten into any of the hoofstock (lechwe and roan) paddocks has it?
 
Looks huge! Hasn't eaten into any of the hoofstock (lechwe and roan) paddocks has it?
It encompasses both Przewalski horse paddocks (the easterly one most recently used by the roan antelope), their former hard standing and stable (now demolished) and extends from the black rhinos all the way to the current roan antelope paddock.

Edit: here's a photograph of the basic plan Paix kindly uploaded a while ago: http://www.zoochat.com/42/hunting-dog-enclosure-plans-31-10-a-186943/
 
Thanks a better plan, thanks for the link, although I'm struggling to see where the hyrax would be going.
 
The hyrax will be (I believe) at the northern (rhino) end, but their location isn't specified on any of the plans.
 

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