The zoo sat stagnant for close to 25 years and then suddenly the outstanding Asian Highlands was constructed in 2006 and then Rocky Shores was added in 2012. A whole bunch of crappy enclosures were bulldozed and an African Savanna opens in 2014 and seemingly in a blink of an eye this zoo has become a major attraction. It regularly attracts a million visitors per year and there are only about 36 American zoos in that category.
What an odd structure. What's it like in terms of size? Do you think it does the job? Is the other cage (which they rotate between) much better? From your photos it seems like a high-quality establishment; it'll be interesting to see what the African Savannah will look like.
Both cages are susceptible to extreme heat as metal in the middle of summer is naturally pretty darn hot and thus the cages would be off-limits on their outer edges for primates in warm weather. The black metal structure in this photo is too small for its inhabitants and the entire Primate House (only about 5 enclosures) is not very impressive and really should be bulldozed. Many ZooChatters have been raving about Asian Highlands and Rocky Shores and while both are superb there is still a fair bit of mediocrity at Utah's Hogle Zoo.
Hopefully their great ape house will be next on the revision list. I'm excited about what they are doing and hopefully, once they have revised some of their older and out of date exhibits, they will have a truly great zoo.
This cage is almost identical to the outdoor cages from the Lemurenhaus in Cologne. I don;t know if they still exist at Cologne, but they were there in the early 80's.
IMO that is a VERY interesting structure, I have never seen anything like it, I actually think it is suitable but as the geunons and lemurs get access to at least an indoor area, btw I need to take a drive out to Hogle Zoo I could actually see that cage with my own eyes
