Who designs the mock-rock at the Colchester Zoo? Fred Flintsone and Barney Rubble? From the mangabey mansion, to the orangutan "forest", to the Cuban crocodile conundrum to this slice of "hyena heaven" there are poor examples of mock-rock everywhere. Some designers have got the knack of recreating fake rock so that it is a brilliant addition to a particular zoo, but at Colchester the results are abysmal. It looks so fake that it's not foolin' anyone.
Who designs the mock-rock at the Colchester Zoo? Fred Flintsone and Barney Rubble? From the mangabey mansion, to the orangutan "forest", to the Cuban crocodile conundrum to this slice of "hyena heaven" there are poor examples of mock-rock everywhere. Some designers have got the knack of recreating fake rock so that it is a brilliant addition to a particular zoo, but at Colchester the results are abysmal. It looks so fake that it's not foolin' anyone.
Who designs the mock-rock at the Colchester Zoo? Fred Flintsone and Barney Rubble? From the mangabey mansion, to the orangutan "forest", to the Cuban crocodile conundrum to this slice of "hyena heaven" there are poor examples of mock-rock everywhere. Some designers have got the knack of recreating fake rock so that it is a brilliant addition to a particular zoo, but at Colchester the results are abysmal. It looks so fake that it's not foolin' anyone.
I don't know who they employ to design the fake rock, but I can see you getting the job of giving their new exhibits names, "Hyena Heaven" - very Colchester!
What I don't get is how it's difficult to get ahold of real rock
They sell it in most big hardware stores (admitedly not in such massive slabs, but still) so it can't be that hard or expensive for a zoo like Colchester to get some.
What I don't get is how it's difficult to get ahold of real rock
They sell it in most big hardware stores (admitedly not in such massive slabs, but still) so it can't be that hard or expensive for a zoo like Colchester to get some.
The problem with that is (and this is really why Colchester's rockwork looks so strange) that Colchester doesn't use fake rock to replace rock, in most instances. It used it for things real rock could NEVER do. Such as form a neat cave standing up in the middle of a field. Or making neat trackways in the mangabey enclosure. Or coating walls here, there and everywhere. They don't use it as if it were rock, which is why it looks so bad.
Who designs the mock-rock at the Colchester Zoo? Fred Flintsone and Barney Rubble? From the mangabey mansion, to the orangutan "forest", to the Cuban crocodile conundrum to this slice of "hyena heaven" there are poor examples of mock-rock everywhere. Some designers have got the knack of recreating fake rock so that it is a brilliant addition to a particular zoo, but at Colchester the results are abysmal. It looks so fake that it's not foolin' anyone.
The fake rock work is just 1 of many reason`s why I will never be a fan of Colchester,which is a pity because it has a great collection of animals which to me are spoilt by the zoo its self!
