Gorilla Habitat - Myombe Reserve

Zoogoer2000 said:

Amazing looking exhibit with no hot-wire in sight but where are the climbing structures and enrichment.Then again,with such a realitic exhibit,who needs that.

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This picture only shows about 1/3 of the entire enclosure, there are no climbing structures I believe. However the exhibit is well planted and has various levels of terrain unlike other gorilla exhibits.

Dan said:

I am very impressed with the pictures from Busch Gardens shown here at Zoochat. So many fantastic exhibits! The landscaping design is stunning and actually reminds me of DAK, here and there.

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Have you seen the pictures of Bronx's Congo Gorilla Forest? It is probably the best in North America!

The tree is one climbing structure and this looks like it shows more than 1/3 of the exhibit. I think they also have some ropes connecting palm trees, but thats it in terms of climbing structures.

There is another great picture here at ZooChat that shows even more of the exhibit:
http://www.zoochat.com/551/busch-gardens-gorilla-habitat-41469/
In this one you see a climbing structure in the form of erected dead fall.

Black Rhino:
Bronx's Congo Gorilla Forest is truly breathtaking and I don´t know of a better gorilla exhibit than that one.

this looks like it shows more than 1/3 of the exhibit.

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Nope, you have this corner, then the rest of the hill to the right, and then the open grassy area at the last viewing area.

okapikpr said:

Its usually a general husbandry practice at most zoos to wear at least surgical masks when working with apes, due to the relatively closeness between humans and apes...a greater risk of zoonotic disease transfer.

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Surley its equal risk to anthroponotic diseases compared to zoonotic diseases?