exhibit ideas

This is by no means all the birds kept in open air/hoofstock yards, so please add anything you feel belongs here. Ostrich Emu Greater rhea Greater flamingo African sacred ibis White ibis African spoonbill Saddle-billed stork Marabou stork Yellow-billed stork Blue crane Black-crowned crane East...

Hi everyone! Many chatters have likely noticed a trend in which new habitats are being developed based on the countries and ecosystems that zoos partner with for in-situ conservation and research efforts. For example, the Houston Zoo has created habitats inspired by its work in the Galapagos...

I found land for sale in the suburbs of Semarang with an area of 106.6 hectares. Judging from the map of Rowosari Village which has other tourist areas such as Brown Canyon and paragliding spots, it seems suitable to build The Grand Taman Safari Semarang. Since there is rarely a safari park...

Hi everyone, I couldn't find any previous discussion about the following, but I apologize if there is a previous thread. With Brookfield recently releasing their master plan, many of the habitats are based on biodiversity hotspots and ecoregions of the earth. I wanted to ask everybody here in...

Before I take on the inevitable Project of Designing a Whole Speculative zoo, I have decided to set out a goal to design smaller/ Large exhibits before taking on a whole zoo at once. Considering That I am new to Speculative Zoo design, When I design my exhibits, can I recieve feeback or...

this is a thread that i will post ideas for exhibits and exhibit complexes that i have. the first of which i will be posting soon.

Without using "private vs public" as a reason, what do you think intrinsically separates zoos from other, similar facilities accredited by the AZA?

I've been thinking of using generic ostrich in lieu of Arabian ostrich, and I'm wondering if something similar has been done in zoos already. Afterall, many large animal species exant today, such as lions and leopards, historically had much wider distributions than today.

Hi everybody! I've just recently gained access to the Speculative Zoo Design & Planning forum, and it couldn't have happened at a better time! I'm taking a course on architecture and design right now. Recently, my class was given an assignment to develop anything we are passionate about, and for...

With the Rembrandt Park Zoo being officially completed. I suppose that some of you might’ve been curious as to what will come next after Rembrandt’s conclusion. Knowing this, I figured that now would be the start of something new, and this thread will be exactly that. Essentially, this thread...

Hello ZooChat: This thread is kind of a wishlist / daydream about what I would like to see happen at San Francisco Zoo. I do invite anyone with insider knowledge about what the zoo plans to do. Outside of Sacramento Zoo, I remember visiting San Francisco a handful of times. I do remember a...

Hi everyone, I’m Anthony, a zoo enthusiast and herp lover from London, UK. I’ve been a follower of the fantasy zoos forum for many years and thought it was time to get involved. I wanted to design a world class zoo, situated here in the UK, that would give the likes of San Diego, Taronga and...

Dear members, During a recent study of the wild presence of Iguana iguana in Thailand and Singapore we noticed that green iguanas are being exhibited in ways that don't prevent their escape. Link to a free copy of the preprint manuscript...

What species are commonly kept in these types of exhibits. I’m trying to design my own for Oakland zoo and I am lacking some ideas. I’m more interested in species from Central America but any animal kept in indoor rainforest exhibits will be great. On another note, what is the line for mammals...

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...