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Hey everyone, thought this site definitely needed a general Planet Zoo discussion thread available for any conversations about, so thought would start with posting what posted on there (other thread): Hi, wanted to ask if anyone who is quite expert at playing Planet Zoo and is interested in...

Hello, all! I'm unsure how ~popular~ of a thread this might be, but I thought it would be fun to experiment with. I'm trying to get back into Planet Zoo, and thought it would be fun to create something between a spec zoo thread and a game thread. My goal here is to document my PZ process- from...

Hi! I am a student embarking on the study of a speculative project about the zoo. In the course of my research, I have come across a term known as ACD, which stands for Animal-Centric Design. A question has germinated within the confines of my thoughts: What if I were one of the animal realm...

Hello! I'm a Brazilian/Canadian currently living in Sweden. I'm a biologist turned interaction designer and my dream would be to help design an amazing zoo one day! If there are any fellow museum/zoo/interaction designers out there, give a shout! :D

Most of interesting stuff in zoos happens backstage. It is there where many rare animals are bred in privacy, where research takes place and keepers work and toil with animals. Most zoos aim to hide everyday work, and show facade of entertainment and fake nature. But visitors are very...

Hello! I decided to make this thread so I have a place to post my project designs for fake zoos I often make. I’m looking for criticism too, as I’m no where near perfect, as well as my designs. I want to know if these would work or be possible in a real life zoo mostly. This thread may go...

Hello everybody. i am landscape architect and i wanted to ask something about bearcats. i know that they dont jump ...and i saw in BestZoo sample that they have branch outside the enclosure with just a fence on the tree trunk. i was wondering if it is safe enough and can prevent them from...

This is my idea of a children zoo set in a cold climate, and designed to be fully attractive in both summer and sub-zero temperatures. It focuses on animals of Asia and contains outdoor and indoor parts. I also tried to introduce many threatened species. Outdoor area: nomad camp of Mongolia...

My name is Asad, and I am a cross-disciplinary design student at Parsons studying to be a zoo designer. There is not much existing literature on the subject of inclusive design in the zoo, so I have written a paper on the topic. I would appreciate any feedback on this work. I am inviting you to...

Hi everyone, I'm creating a zoo podcast and I'd like if you could listen to it! I'm having guests from zoos all across the USA and hopefully elsewhere too. Here's the link to the podcast website. You can listen to the episodes there or on Anchor.fm or on Spotify. I'm working on making it...

Hello, Common topic on this forum is zoo entertainment - what makes exhibits really attractive, and zoo education - how to make visitors really learn. I put a presentation with my thoughts on these. It started as a fictional exhibit design play for a German site, but I removed the fictional...

Hi Crew, I'm staff at the newly rebought Warrawong sanctuary in Adelaide. We've been offered a wombat ad we are now trying to design a new enclosure. I was planning on stopping at a few parks for inspiration but we are running out of time. We really like the idea of visible dens and night time...

For those who haven't read it, the 2016 edition of the WAZA Magazine (vol. 17) can be viewed online: http://www.waza.org/files/webcontent/1.public_site/5.conservation/zoo_design/WAZA%20Magazine%2017.pdf As the first to focus on exhibit design, this edition includes articles about different...

Bonjour. I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me as to the housing of Herpes-B-virus-positive macaques in zoos. I came across the subject in a book I picked up called Animal Underworld; Inside America's Black Market for Rare and Exotic Species by Alan Green and The Center for Public...

This thread has been started to allow people to share experiences of, and comment upon the provision of street furniture in zoological gardens. Comments relating to ease of use and zoo specific issues are particularly welcome.

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