An ultimately disappointing orangutan enclosure. What is the point of all the terraced landscape for the red apes? I do like the idea of the orangs brachiating across the exhibit, but there are simply not enough climbing structures in there.
The terracing is (unfortunately) in several new exhibits in Columbus - orangs, but also the tufted deer / red-crowned crane exhibit at the start of Asia Trek (I was especially disappointed with this one, since it is the first exhibit seen in the complex).
I didn't like this exhibit at all. The orangutans look dwarfed and unimpressive- like an afterthought. Even though the animals have been provided climbing opportunities and multilevel terrain, the exhibit comes across as stark because of the heavy-handed architecture.
We recently spoke with a senior keeper who was on the planning committee for this project and she informed us that a indoor viewing building was part of original plans.It was to be located just to the left of the bridge which leads to the gibbons and siamangs.The building was the first cut made to the project and at that point the zoo basically was committed to the entire area to be a seasonal attraction.
We recently spoke with a senior keeper who was on the planning committee for this project and she informed us that a indoor viewing building was part of original plans.It was to be located just to the left of the bridge which leads to the gibbons and siamangs.The building was the first cut made to the project and that point the zoo basically was committed to the entire area to be a seasonal attraction.
I do not know how you can justify spending all that money on a large seasonal exhibit in Ohio. Especially one with so many high-profile and popular residents.
