Do you think that speaks to how difficult (or maybe even impossible outside of the tropics, e.g. Singapore) it is to build a naturalistic orang exhibit compared to a naturalistic chimp exhibit?
Do you think that speaks to how difficult (or maybe even impossible outside of the tropics, e.g. Singapore) it is to build a naturalistic orang exhibit compared to a naturalistic chimp exhibit?
Do you think that speaks to how difficult (or maybe even impossible outside of the tropics, e.g. Singapore) it is to build a naturalistic orang exhibit compared to a naturalistic chimp exhibit?
I feel that the orang's behavior and social structure makes them the most challenging ape to design a great exhibit for. But then again, looking at Kansas City's chimpanzee exhibit I would have thought that what they have couldn't be sustainable. Yet it apparently is.
This design is about budget, by the looks of it, and perhaps about design creativity (or its limits). It is not about the location, IMO
Thanks for posting. What I would love to see is someone incorporate a design for orangutans that is similar to the trio of gibbon islands at Toyota Elephant Passage at Denver Zoo. Why not have orangutans swinging over your head just like it is done with gibbons in Denver? A sturdier, higher rope....but it could work.
Thanks for posting. What I would love to see is someone incorporate a design for orangutans that is similar to the trio of gibbon islands at Toyota Elephant Passage at Denver Zoo. Why not have orangutans swinging over your head just like it is done with gibbons in Denver? A sturdier, higher rope....but it could work.
