This large mesh-covered yard has great visitor viewing opportunities (including from an wooden overlook structure outside the main building) and there are lots of beams and poles for the orangs to climb on. It is fundamentally a decent enclosure but it is certainly nothing noteworthy as zoos have been constructing similar basic exhibits for orangutans for the past 25 years. The second ape yard, which was empty of orangs due to some minor maintenance, is downright awful. While gazing at the empty enclosure it was difficult for me to imagine that it was built for arboreal apes as it is a strong candidate for America's worst outdoor orang exhibit. There is a photo of it in the gallery, and I'll add plenty of my own shots once I'm finished with this 20-25 zoo/aquarium road trip...but it is hard to believe that the exhibit is brand new.
It seems, the Us-Zoos are not able to construct really good Orang-Exhibits, so after what I've ssen at Los Angeles or San Diego Zoo, this could be the third example for it. But because I Haven't seen this exhibit in real, I will not judge it, so thats why I say"it seems to be " a not that good exhibit, as see can be seen in so many european zoos.
