When did this open to the public? It seems like a cool conservational message is being showcased, but many folks might be disappointed not to see any animals.
captive devils come out a lot in the daytime. They actually make very good daylight exhibits (of the ones I've seen). It's interesting because in the wild they are usually very strictly nocturnal.
I think Jabiru96's use of the word 'artificial' has caused confusion - the exhibit has an artificial road, and an artificial roadkill carcass used for feeding purposes, but the exhibit is occupied like a normal exhibit.
I think Jabiru96's use of the word 'artificial' has caused confusion - the exhibit has an artificial road, and an artificial roadkill carcass used for feeding purposes, but the exhibit is occupied like a normal exhibit.
Yes, I used the word 'artificial' as I didn't really know any other word to use!
This exhibit is occupied by two siblings who were very visible lying in the sunlight. The other, 'natural', exhibit is occupied by a former breeding male. These are just display exhibits for extra animals, all of the breeding is take behind the scenes in more simple enclosures.
This is a very interactive facility, with two rooms, that features a tasmanian devil skull, information boards, various TV's showing Taronga's Tasmanian devils breeding and rearing cubs, and a donation box to help with the conservation of Tasmanian devils. There is probably more but I can't remember.
I hadn't actually realised that this is a house, with the exhibits mostly indoors, and the visitors areas totally indoors. This is actually a great conversion of what I think is the old big cat house?
I hadn't actually realised that this is a house, with the exhibits mostly indoors, and the visitors areas totally indoors. This is actually a great conversion of what I think is the old big cat house?
Yes it was indeed a cat house with Asian golden cat (went to Auckland? or Hamilton?), fishing cat and tree shrew [these were the last species in there before it was converted for Tasmanian devils].
Yes it was indeed a cat house with Asian golden cat (went to Auckland? or Hamilton?), fishing cat and tree shrew [these were the last species in there before it was converted for Tasmanian devils].
I never saw this as a cat house - only realised when I saw the sign on the side of the building. Do you know when it stopped being a cat house? Presumably it was empty for a while before the Tasmanian Devil exhibit was built (I think it opened 2009?).
