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Hi all! I'm doing a bit of benchmarking on elephant exhibits and I'm looking for some guidance on the best indoor exhibits around the world. Details as to size are always helpful. Also, I've got an image in my head of an unknown zoo that I swear I had a photo of, but can't seem to locate it...

Hello everyone! I was wondering what everyone's opinions on Leopard habitats and husbandry are. Being shy, stealthy, crepuscular or nocturnal predators, they have a unique mix of behaviors. What is the best Leopard habitat/exhibit you know of? Where have you seen Leopards most active? How should...

For part of my degree I have to design an enclosure which could house Goodfellow's tree kangaroos. After doing some research on enclosures found in other zoos throughout the world I am particularly keen on the enclosure at both the Taronga Zoo and the Detroit Zoo. However, in all the...

Hello all- I'm new to posting on ZooChat, but I'm a longtime follower. This summer I'm thinking of building a scale model of an elephant barn. I was looking online (including ZooChat) for some plans of existing barns, but I can't seem to find anything. I'm interested in building a model...

I'm a Product Design Student working on a University Project to design a series of products that present live updates about adopted animals to the user. Research on this topic will allow me to add value to this scenario, transform peoples' expectancies of animal adoption, and engage them more...

I am wondering what are some of the best exhibits (for both animals and visitors) you have seen relative to the amount of money spent to build and maintain them? In other words, who appears to have received the "biggest bang for their buck," as we like to say in these parts? :)

Architects from Beckman N'Thépé, Aldric Beckman and Françoise N'Thépé, teamed up with designers from TN Plus, Bruno Tanant and Jean Christophe Nani, to create a winning design for the international competition for the new Primorskiy Zoological Park in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Having already...

A winner has been picked from an international competition, to design a new multi million dollar aquarium for the new sea front aquarium in Batumi, Georgia. The 2000m aquarium building is designed to look like a pile of tidal washed pebbles and looks very attractive, the new build includes a...

Hi all, just found this site! Very impressed. I have personally spent allot of the past 24 years. Travelling to zoo's that house Gorillas. Don't question why anymore. Just love to look at there enclosures and watch how they interact in there enviroment. Will get around to uploading my...

Antwerp Zoo, Belgium.

View at the park.

View at the garden.

A waste of time, but a fun one.