November 2013. These four exhibits contain: DeBrazza Guenon and Schmidt?s Spot-nosed Guenon, Tufted Capuchin and White-fronted Capuchin Monkey, Kikuyu Colobus, Francois? Langur.
Is there any official source on the cancellation of the house? I know I've seen the claim brought up a lot on ZooChat,and while I trust it,I do like to double check,and I've yet to see a source period. If it is truly cancelled I'll be disappointed. The only nocturnal house I've seen is the L.A. Zoo's,and it's definitely a bit outdated,in that it's shoved towards the back and ignored. I'm curious to see what a cutting edge nocturnal house would look like,if anyone on ZooChat has any examples I could look up in the gallery.
Unfortunately it looks like the San Diego Zoo's nocturnal exhibit for Africa Rocks has been definitely cancelled. I've talked with people who have seen the plans for the exhibit and it is no longer extant.
The most advanced nocturnal exhibit in the U.S., and certainly the largest, is the Kingdom of the Night at Omaha Zoo. There are several pictures of it in the gallery. The Cincinnati Zoo also remodeled their nocturnal exhibit a few years ago and there are several pictures of it in that gallery.
Wouldn't consider this cutting edge by any means considering nearly every exhibit has been standing since the mid 80's, but since they're so rare...
Here's a tour of Night Hunters in order:
Unless I'm forgetting any, the best nocturnal house that I have seen is the one at Perth Zoo (Australia) which has high quality enclosures as well as a large number and diversity of species, including some very unusual ones. Other fairly good nocturnal houses include Berlin Zoo's, Poznan's, and Plzen's (Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, respectively) which have the unusual species but some of the enclosures aren't very good, and London's which has fairly good enclosures, but not such a diversity of species.
If you want some more nocturnal houses to look up, other zoos that I have been to with nocturnal houses include David Fleay Wildlife Park, and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (Australia), Antwerp Zoo (Belgium), and Budapest Zoo (Hungary). There are of course loads more examples, but there's a few to look up if you're interested.
Unless I'm forgetting any, the best nocturnal house that I have seen is the one at Perth Zoo (Australia) which has high quality enclosures as well as a large number and diversity of species, including some very unusual ones. Other fairly good nocturnal houses include Berlin Zoo's, Poznan's, and Plzen's (Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, respectively) which have the unusual species but some of the enclosures aren't very good, and London's which has fairly good enclosures, but not such a diversity of species.
If you want some more nocturnal houses to look up, other zoos that I have been to with nocturnal houses include David Fleay Wildlife Park, and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (Australia), Antwerp Zoo (Belgium), and Budapest Zoo (Hungary). There are of course loads more examples, but there's a few to look up if you're interested.
Thanks for the great list. In North America, Omaha's Kingdoms of the Night Nocturnal House is fantastic and packed with many exhibits. The other world-class Nocturnal House that I've visited is found in the middle of Australia...at the Alice Springs Desert Park. That building is simply spectacular.
