Is the entire exhibit covered by net? I would be disappointed if I couldn't take proper photos of these magnificent animals without this net (please tell me there's a viewing window at least)
The entire exhibit for the three walruses (1.2) is covered in netting, although there are a couple of puny viewing windows that are no more than a few inches across. They are more like viewing peepholes!
While I agree the mesh is ugly, walruses have the unfortunate tendency to ingest ANYTHING that falls or is thrown into their pools, often resulting in their untimely demise. The NY Aquarium has added a similarly hideous mesh tent after losing a few walruses that swallowed coins, balls, leaves etc.
How about high walls with viewing windows? The old Marineland of the Pacific had windows that allowed you face-to-face viewing of their Walruses, with no chance of throwing anything into their enclosure. And that was back in the 1970s.
How about high walls with viewing windows? The old Marineland of the Pacific had windows that allowed you face-to-face viewing of their Walruses, with no chance of throwing anything into their enclosure. And that was back in the 1970s.
Actually, my recollection is that there was "open" viewing above the area you describe. I can only think people were better behaved then (70s--80s) than now. Pt. Defiace was originally wide open as well--but people have failed to honor the privilege. Sad
There may have been open viewing from a certain angle, but I remember a close-up viewing window where you watched them underwater, eye-to-eye. And this was not an indoor area, it was outdoors. I remember taking my then girlfriend, now wife, on a date there. And us standing right next to the Walruses, which were acting quite aggressively, crashing into the glass as we stood there. I remember that moment quite vividly, and thinking just how dangerous they'd be if they actually broke through, tusks and all.
How about high walls with viewing windows? The old Marineland of the Pacific had windows that allowed you face-to-face viewing of their Walruses, with no chance of throwing anything into their enclosure. And that was back in the 1970s.
Many of the mesh-covered walrus exhibits were covered after being open for some years. When walrus were rare in zoos it wasn't fully realized that open exhibits posed a danger.
