Thank you for this wonderfully complete photographic documentation of this collection that very rarely has anything posted from or about it. I've really enjoyed looking through them and seeing just how much the zoo has (or hasn't) changed in the 10 years since I last visited! I remember quite enjoying the collection then, and with two new and impressive complexes opening since, I'm sure it is even more enjoyable now!
Thank you for this wonderfully complete photographic documentation of this collection that very rarely has anything posted from or about it. I've really enjoyed looking through them and seeing just how much the zoo has (or hasn't) changed in the 10 years since I last visited! I remember quite enjoying the collection then, and with two new and impressive complexes opening since, I'm sure it is even more enjoyable now!
Hate to look a gift piece of work in the mouth, but it would be very telling to further compare water areas and dry land areas. The total area means little without that distinction
8,700sf is Memphis. But I feel that is off. Memphis has more water surface area and gallons. Not sure on total gallons for Memphis. Some say 200,000 gallons, Zoo Nation, says 250,000 gallons. I believe Zoo Nation is wrong. Skimpnati boasts their water closet is 70,000 gallons.
I tried to add a photo from google earth, but it wouldn't let me. I uploaded it to my photobucket. http://i1367.photobucket.com/albums/r789/carcajou9/image_zpsk8i8bwse.jpeg
FYI, that's a cement mixing truck on the hippo land area in Memphis.
Hate to look a gift piece of work in the mouth, but it would be very telling to further compare water areas and dry land areas. The total area means little without that distinction
Cincinnati's land area is slightly smaller than the pool, and I'd say other than the corner at the top of Memphis's, then yes, the land areas begin nearly down the middle.
