gorilla

Closer view of new planting and turfed areas of outdoor island.

this may have been the Owl-faced monkey enclosure in the old Sobell. The path has been raised as the ground in the old monkey cages was waist-height to visitors. This view is from just below the 'field station', and is the first monkey cage on your left as you come out of the walk-through...

Whole island planted out with new grasses. Edge of moat returfed and a large stretch of land in the foreground protected with hotwire as a result. View from 'gorilla field station' as you exit walk-through flight. Colobus cage just out of view to the left.

The indoor quarters were once the first exhibit you would see in the old sobell pavillion, housing red ruffed lemur and later golden/golden headed lion tamarins. The photo is taken from the entrance to the flight, to the right is a pool for white-faced tree ducks which feeds into the moat of the...

Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringeri graueri) Taken in Antwerp zoo (Belgium)

Zooparc de Beauval, France

A plan of the fabulous new Ape House at Frankfurt Zoo. Previously know as Bonoboland, this house will now be known as Borgori-wald (wald=forest). The outdoor enclosures will house orang-utans, bonobos and most special: Gorillas, eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys, diana monkeys and...

A concept picture of the fabulous new Ape House at Frankfurt Zoo. Previously know as Bonoboland, this house will now be known as Borgori-wald (wald=forest). The outdoor enclosures will house orang-utans, bonobos and most special: Gorillas, eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys, diana monkeys...

Bongo just after feeding time at London Zoo. This photo shows the extent of the hotwire used in the exhibit.

July 07.