Zoogoer2000
Well-Known Member
Gorilla Rainforest:I love this exhibit,perhaps on emy favourites.There complex is humongus and the big fallen tree in the habitat is awesome.The main indoor area is the best part.The glass areas are amazingly good.I have a few things though that i'd love to see.The first is an overlook with a bamboo rail fencing.the next is more fake trees but these ones would be standing.More bamboo would be nice and if they add lots of branches and roping to the trees they coulkd add colobus monkeys and debrazza's guenon.They would make great additions to Toronto Zoo.There should be a little trickling stream running thorough the area and well as the only water here is a little tiny wading pool.More rocks to the area woul;d also be great.That would pretty much fix it.The next room,the dayroom is my least favourite.Although it is more for if they choose to use it they can,i'd like if they removed the piping and had a timber climbing area or rock instead.The viewing is fine and it would also be great if there were murals on the wall.The last are outside is okay in my mind.The ground area is somewhat small but the vertical space is awesome,if only they orangutans and gorillas had each others set up.I like how they use timber instead of the piping but I love if they used fake trees instead.If the zoo ever discontinues using the outdoor area,they could have colobus and blue duiker in there instead if they added more ferns and plants.Another thing to fix the viewing is if they had a huge glass window that you could go right up to it would also be great.A few boulders on the grond would'nt hurt either.
mandrill habitat:This exhibit is okay.It is spacious but the mesh bugs me as they don't really need it.The climbing strucure is fine and i like the class but maybe the mesh could be coved in ivy or something.Im also like the creek.I wish the outdoor exhibit was on view again as i never saw it and i'd like to,where is it located.
meerkat habitat:The meerkats have a good habitat for the mob size but why are they in the rainforest pavilion?Should'nt they be out on the savanna area?Anywho,I like the glass but i wish they had an outdoor area.I seem to remember an old one?The could also add a few boulders and lookouts to this one so they can have sentry areas.A few fake cactuses would'nt hurt either,or would they?
pygmy hippo habitat:I like the area but the land are is small.When there is only one its fine but a pair is pushing it.It is also somewhat bare and a few banana trees would'nt hurt.Maybe a rock or two as well.They should have access to the outdoor rr hog area if they built a pool as well.The pool inside is good.I like the bridge going over the pool and i forgot to mention i like the window on the land.the last feature that would be cool is an underwater viewing.Also,they should add swamp monkeys that co-habit with the hippos
red river hog habitat indoor:This area is small but fine for red river hogs.The moat is nice but if it was'nt her i'd love a glass area.MAybe a few rocks would be good and a log.
red river hog outdoor:Is great.The rockish hill in the middle is good and the dirt must really help.All i'd like to see here is if it was more contained,they could add banded mongoose.Another great idea is maybe a small mud wallow.
dwarf crocodile habitat:This habitat is nicely sized ad the pool is great.I'd like to just see a little overlook and thats it.Maybe soem bamboo on the land area as well
Lake Malawi Tank:Very colourful but extremly overpopulated.If the expanded it out or they lessended the number of fish it would be better.It would look cool if maybe they had roots crawling into the tank kind of.Ilove the feedings they do though
nocturnal area:I like the mole rat housing exhibit it would be really cool if there tunnels were built right into the wall so it looked like they actually tunneled in.The bats have a good home and it needs no improvements.A species i'd love to see hear are Aye Aye which would be a really great addition.
bird habitats:All the bird and reptiles have great homes except for the crowned crane wh oshould all be moved to african savanna so there habitat can be expanded for bongo,okapi,duiker or aldabra tortoise.Just expand it and make it look like a forest clearing transitioning into the savanna.
african spotted necked otters:There habitat is to small for them.The pool could be expanded and the land area would be as well.They should also have an outdoor yard that the swamp monkeys could live in as well to.It would look like a flooded forest.
Im probably missing a bit but the pavilion is so huge its hard to remember all the species.
Additions:I'd love to see more education stations.andhabitats for duiker,okapi,bongo and aldabra tortoise
mandrill habitat:This exhibit is okay.It is spacious but the mesh bugs me as they don't really need it.The climbing strucure is fine and i like the class but maybe the mesh could be coved in ivy or something.Im also like the creek.I wish the outdoor exhibit was on view again as i never saw it and i'd like to,where is it located.
meerkat habitat:The meerkats have a good habitat for the mob size but why are they in the rainforest pavilion?Should'nt they be out on the savanna area?Anywho,I like the glass but i wish they had an outdoor area.I seem to remember an old one?The could also add a few boulders and lookouts to this one so they can have sentry areas.A few fake cactuses would'nt hurt either,or would they?
pygmy hippo habitat:I like the area but the land are is small.When there is only one its fine but a pair is pushing it.It is also somewhat bare and a few banana trees would'nt hurt.Maybe a rock or two as well.They should have access to the outdoor rr hog area if they built a pool as well.The pool inside is good.I like the bridge going over the pool and i forgot to mention i like the window on the land.the last feature that would be cool is an underwater viewing.Also,they should add swamp monkeys that co-habit with the hippos
red river hog habitat indoor:This area is small but fine for red river hogs.The moat is nice but if it was'nt her i'd love a glass area.MAybe a few rocks would be good and a log.
red river hog outdoor:Is great.The rockish hill in the middle is good and the dirt must really help.All i'd like to see here is if it was more contained,they could add banded mongoose.Another great idea is maybe a small mud wallow.
dwarf crocodile habitat:This habitat is nicely sized ad the pool is great.I'd like to just see a little overlook and thats it.Maybe soem bamboo on the land area as well
Lake Malawi Tank:Very colourful but extremly overpopulated.If the expanded it out or they lessended the number of fish it would be better.It would look cool if maybe they had roots crawling into the tank kind of.Ilove the feedings they do though
nocturnal area:I like the mole rat housing exhibit it would be really cool if there tunnels were built right into the wall so it looked like they actually tunneled in.The bats have a good home and it needs no improvements.A species i'd love to see hear are Aye Aye which would be a really great addition.
bird habitats:All the bird and reptiles have great homes except for the crowned crane wh oshould all be moved to african savanna so there habitat can be expanded for bongo,okapi,duiker or aldabra tortoise.Just expand it and make it look like a forest clearing transitioning into the savanna.
african spotted necked otters:There habitat is to small for them.The pool could be expanded and the land area would be as well.They should also have an outdoor yard that the swamp monkeys could live in as well to.It would look like a flooded forest.
Im probably missing a bit but the pavilion is so huge its hard to remember all the species.
Additions:I'd love to see more education stations.andhabitats for duiker,okapi,bongo and aldabra tortoise
