Tha is actually a picture of almost all of it. Manatees lived and bred there!
Then, after they left it was converted to an exhibit featuring large South american fishes (red-tailed catfish, pacus, various cichlids, arowanas). Then it was considered too small even for those and converted to terrarium with marine toads (Bufo marinus) that had been kept there for some time. Now you can see the whole thing as a planter in gorilla building of Artis. You can get a feeling how small it really is.
Well, i just return from my first Artis visit. And missed this information,..i was in the Gorilla House but didn't look for the "manatee planter",...Can anyone provide a picture please?
The enclosure now holds some species of European tortoise, you cannot have missed it. The tank itself is covered from the outside with plants, rocks and stuff
Ahhh, thanks So this one has always been in the Gorilla house, and never in the aquarium? Yes, we were looking at this weird thing, surprised it's inhabited by european tortoises,....And we were wondering for what it was once made. Do you have a picture of it?
