@BlackRhino: I just found your comment to be very unnessecary. That some people will like this exhibit while others will dislike it is a given! dragon(ele)nerd was simply sharing his opinion while reduakari was sharing his. I don't think he expected everyone to simply agree with him.
I did not want to start a big discussion here so let's just avoid spamming the thread further
Sorry. If this is a "masterpiece" then we've agreed to set the bar VERY low.
It's just such a mixed bag--why bother with artificial "rocks" and "dirtbanks" that along with looking totally fake are stuck next to all the steel and concrete buildings. No vegetation, massive brutal architecture, cartoonish "prehistoric" creatures, vertical aviaries for ground-level birds....the list of strange decisions goes on and on. This will not stand the test of time, as poinnted out by Snowleopard
Yes, it will stand the test of time when the aging elephants will remain healthy into their 40's, 50's and 60's because they were kept active. All too many times what can happen is animals stand around waiting for their next meal no matter how realistic, large, and perfect an elephant enclosure is. Yeah, it's not the best looking exhibit at all, your right, but the ugliness is balanced out by how benefiting the enclosure is to the elephants.
