The zoo never posted their new map this year on their website. So I got this from the app and screenshotted it. Contrasting to the old map, this one shows Africa's third phase.
The zoo never posted their new map this year on their website. So I got this from the app and screenshotted it. Contrasting to the old map, this one shows Africa\'s third phase, and the okapi was taken off. It would be between Indian Rhino and Bongo. The quality is a bit small when put on a computer; so you can either click on the photo and press CTRL +, or go this link https://mail-attachment.googleuserc...381361525734&sads=Xf42UtY4rUM5L2cVwU-7DUSOhMg
All due respect to Cincinnati, a great zoo with a proud history, but having followed the Sumatran Rhino thread recently it does rather jar to see space given over to mutant big cats.
All due respect to Cincinnati, a great zoo with a proud history, but having followed the Sumatran Rhino thread recently it does rather jar see space given over to mutant big cats.
Looking at the map I can see some space to extend the Sumatran rhino enclosures. They could use all of Wildlife Canyon which from what I can gather is just a mish-mash of random species that may not be missed by the average visitor.
Looking at the map I can see some space to extend the Sumatran rhino enclosures. They could use all of Wildlife Canyon which from what I can gather is just a mish-mash of random species that may not be missed by the average visitor.
The area is a bit like a valley, with visitors looking down on the animals, they have shade cloth above the exhibit, it. Appears as a dry baren enclosure more designed for public viewing than animal enrichment.
Given that Sumatran Rhino habitat is naturally densely vegetated with a thick canopy, l would suggest they are naturally a very private animal that requires these elements to maximise breeding potential. This could be replicated but the zoo would be sacrificing visitor viewing experience something that this zoo has a history of prioritising.
Africa will be finished in 2015. Next year phase 4 will open; it will be a large African Plains exhibit containing wildebeest, elands, crowned cranes, zebras, gazelles and more. Opening the same year will be a separate African wild dog exhibit. In 2015, the 5th and final phase will include hippos and Nile crocodiles.
As for the next "big plan", no one really knows. The zoo is going over budget with Africa and it would be awhile for another attraction to open. An educator at Gorilla World told me that plans are already being made for a large gorilla renovation. I was told that another yard will be built across from the original exhibit. This is so both groups (now technically 3) can be out at the same time. In the master plan, it shows the exhibit(s) will be indoor atriums and the gorillas will be mixed with Colobus monkeys. Once again this may be for a long time.
All due respect to Cincinnati, a great zoo with a proud history, but having followed the Sumatran Rhino thread recently it does rather jar to see space given over to mutant big cats.
If you were wondering if the new lions are white, they are not and the zoo plans to breed I wish though that they did give the rhinos or another species the Africa space. However, the zoo has been planning Africa ever since maybe 2006. This was about 4 years before the zoo went into a dilemma with the Sumatran rhino situation.
The area is a bit like a valley, with visitors looking down on the animals, they have shade cloth above the exhibit, it. Appears as a dry baren enclosure more designed for public viewing than animal enrichment.
Given that Sumatran Rhino habitat is naturally densely vegetated with a thick canopy, l would suggest they are naturally a very private animal that requires these elements to maximise breeding potential. This could be replicated but the zoo would be sacrificing visitor viewing experience something that this zoo has a history of prioritising.
Historically the zoo has had an impressive record for breeding difficult animals. And their success with okapi over the years would translate into success with the Sumatran rhino if it were only a matter of exhibit design.
