@snowleopard: There's one question one could ask: how does the indoor gorilla exhibit at Bronx Zoo look like? I think Zooplantman mentioned that once... Probably not much more naturalistic than the sun bear exhibits at the Tierpark Berlin (which btw happened to be Great Ape enclosures once...).
Unfortunately, as we all have discussed before, naturalistic appearance and practical use can only rarely be completely combined, especially when wild animal husbandry is involved. However, there are also some exhibits in both Tierpark and Zoo in Berlin that could qualify for being called "naturalistic", too.
--especially when the animals have free range over whether they choose to go here or not. Of the probably 50 or so times I have been in the winter...I've only seen gorillas in the area 7 or 8 or those times.
@snowleopard: There's one question one could ask: how does the indoor gorilla exhibit at Bronx Zoo look like? I think Zooplantman mentioned that once... Probably not much more naturalistic than the sun bear exhibits at the Tierpark Berlin (which btw happened to be Great Ape enclosures once...).
Unfortunately, as we all have discussed before, naturalistic appearance and practical use can only rarely be completely combined, especially when wild animal husbandry is involved. However, there are also some exhibits in both Tierpark and Zoo in Berlin that could qualify for being called "naturalistic", too.
--especially when the animals have free range over whether they choose to go here or not. Of the probably 50 or so times I have been in the winter...I've only seen gorillas in the area 7 or 8 or those times.
Well for the first time i will have to agree with sooty mangabey aka
Sun Wukong, the Berlin Zoo is by far the most interesting zoo in the Planet, there is many zoos in the US with World Class exhibits, and sure this might be missing for now in the Berlin Zoo, but when it comes to a combination of History, Animal collections and a variety of enclosure designs, there is not match for Berlin Zoo, in the US, San Diego is gorgeous, but after some time, everything starts looking very similar, i would place Bronx as a closer contender, but they do not even come close to the Animal collection in Berlin, i should be visiting in April 2010 once more the greathest zoo in Earth.
Once I get onto that part of my report, this will be produced only one or two more Magdeburg posts, then I resume my discussion of Zoo Berlin with - as chance would have it - the Ape House.
Once I get onto that part of my report, this will be produced only one or two more Magdeburg posts, then I resume my discussion of Zoo Berlin with - as chance would have it - the Ape House.
