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African Highlands

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African Highlands

1 Honey badger (Mellivora capensis)

2 Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii)

3 Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax)

4 Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

5 Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) and Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)

5A Main exhibit
5B Separation exhibits (On-show/Off-show)
5C Barbary macaque, Barbary sheep, Waldrapp and Rock dove building with viewing windows into indoor exhibits​

6 Mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci)

6A Main paddock
6B Separation paddocks, on-show and off-show​

7 Cave with terrariums and viewing areas under climbable rock structure within exhibit number 5 (Barbary macaque and Barbary sheep)

Terrarium species
- Common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
- Berber toad (Sclerophrys mauritanica)
- Moorish viper (Daboia mauritanica)
- Moroccan eyed lizard (Timon tangitanus)
- North African rock agama (Agama bibronii)
- Common wall gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)​

8 Mountain bongo, Common eland and Southern mountain reedbuck building with indoor viewing area

9 Common eland (Taurotragus oryx) and Southern mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula fulvorufula)

9A Main paddock
9B Separation paddocks, on-show and off-show
9C Separation paddock for the reedbuck, inaccesible for the eland​

10 Waldrapp/Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) and Rock dove (Columba livia)

11 African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)

12 Cuvier’s gazelle (Gazella cuvieri)

12A Main paddock
12B Cuvier’s gazelle and African crested porcupine building with viewing windows into indoor housing
12C Cuvier’s gazelle separation paddocks, on-show and off-show​

13 Barbary falcon (Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides)

14 Jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)

15 White-necked raven (Corvus albicollis)

16 Abyssinian ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus)

17 Covered viewing area for vulture/raptor aviary, Abyssinian ground hornbills, Rock hyraxes and Klipspringers

18 Vulture and raptor aviary: Rüppell's griffon vulture (Gyps rueppelli), White-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), African harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus) and Yellow-billed kite (Milvus aegyptius parasitus)

18A Main aviary
18B Separation aviaries, on-show
18C Off-show raptor and large bird aviaries
18D Off-show small bird house and aviaries​

19 Building with indoor exhibits for hyrax and klipspringers, Gelada, Nubian ibex, Rock hyrax and Blue-winged goose exhibit and Wattled crane, Ruddy shelduck and Western cattle egret aviary, with indoor visitor area on main walkway

20 Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) and Yellow-spotted rock hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei)

21 Ethiopian Highlands exhibit: Gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana), Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and Blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera)

21A Main exhibit
21B Separation exhibits, on-show and off-show​

22 Aviaries for Ethiopian Highlands birds: White-cheeked turaco (Menelikornis leucotis), Red-bellied parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris) and Yellow-fronted parrot (Poicephalus flavifrons)

23 Ibex Inn – Food and drinks stand, terraces with view of Ethiopian Highlands exhibit, restrooms and child changing rooms, first aid room, playground, picnic meadow

24 Hamlyn's monkey or Owl-faced monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni)

25 L'Hoest's monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti)

26 Kikuyu Guereza (Colobus guereza kikuyuensis)

27 Cave with terrariums and viewing areas under climbable rock structure within exhibit number 21 (Ethiopian Highlands exhibit)

Terrarium species
- Giant East Usambara blade-horned chameleon (Kinyongia matschiei)
- Mount Kenya three-horned chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus)
- Zoutpansberg girdled lizard (Smaug depressus)
- Ethiopian mountain adder (Bitis parviocula)
- Black and rufous elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi)​

28 South African aviary: Southern bald ibis (Geronticus calvus), Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa) , Speckled pigeon or African rock pigeon (Columba guinea), Cape parrot or Levaillant's parrot (Poicephalus robustus) and Red-winged starling (Onychognathus morio)

29 Wattled crane (Bugeranus carucunlatus), Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) and Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

30 Silvery-cheeked hornbill (Bycanistes brevis)

31 Nursery and raising aviaries

32 Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae)

32A Main paddock
32B Separation paddocks, on-show and off-show​

33 Monkey and bird house with indoor visitor areas, indoor monkey exhibits for exhibits 24, 25 and 26, indoor aviaries for aviary block (35) and nocturnal indoor exhibit for Northern greater galago or Garnett's greater galago (Otolemur garnettii)

34 Caracal (Caracal caracal) [Note: I accidentally and incorrectly left a number 34 on the monkey building, the number 34 only applies to the exhibits to the right of it]

35 Aviary block
- African olive pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
- Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) and Moussier's redstart (Phoenicurus moussieri)
- Black-winged lovebird (Agapornis taranta)
- Green twinspot (Mandingoa nitidula)
- Bronzy sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis)
- Kilimanjaro white-eye (Zosterops eurycricotus)
- Lemon dove (Aplopelia larvata)
- Tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria)
- Northern Red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
- Violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) and Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
- Rufous-tailed rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
- Schalow's wheatear (Oenanthe lugubris schalowi)
 
This is an outstanding and very complete set of African-themed exhibits! I'm impressed! I love the multiple aviaries and great representation of birds. I also loved seeing Cuvier's Gazelle - that species is under-rated in the zoo world. Great species selection with Wattled Crane, Abyssinian Blue-winged Goose, Triangular-spotted Pigeon, Nubian Ibex, Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew, Klipspringer, White-cheeked Turaco, Olive Pigeon, Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, and so many more.
 

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