African Forest

November 2011

Ituri said:

November 2011

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What was this area originally part of? "East Africa" or "South Africa"?

This was originally the Eurasian Waterhole. They put the tram path on the dam and bisected it into the new Central Africa and African Forest exhibits.

Do you know which species live in each part by any chance?

I don't have a complete list, I can only tell you what I saw.
Central Africa:
- northern white rhinoceros
- slender-horned gazelle
- Sudan red-fronted gazelle
- southern greater kudu
- Uganda kob
- Angolan roan antelope
- scimitar-horned oryx
African Forest
- Sudan red-fronted gazelle
- East African bongo
- Zambezi lechwe
- pink-backed pelican

Thanks for the prompt response. It makes me realise how few ungulate species I've seen. I think I've already seen more new antelope species in the 4 zoos I've visited in the UK than I had seen up until coming here.

Do you think that this exhibit will eventually fill in with enough trees to actually resemble a forest, or is this as good as it gets?

Many of those trees are young yet. There is a new grove of African fever trees, and when it grows in it will be nice and forest-like. Unfortunately because of the elevation of the tram pathway, this will mean it will be a difficult exhibit to see anything in.

Does anybody have any photos of this exhibit now?