More ravens than that I think. And also black (?) Kites
Best Exhibit for this Species
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More ravens than that I think. And also black (?) Kites
What's the best enclosure for North American porcupines?
I don't know that's it's the best enclosure for the species, but it is certainly the biggest one. At Henry Vilas Zoo:
This actually used to be a Harbor Seal exhibit.
I also like this one at Minnesota Zoo, which is actually a mixed exhibit with Great Horned Owl:
There is an excellent one in Thoiry in France, I think mixed with raccoons, where the porcupines have access to really tall trees which they use a lot. It's definitely the best I've seen for the species and just a bit small that Henry Vilas's.
What's the best enclosure for Sichuan Takin, Himalayan tahr or other mountain-based ungulates?
Platypusboy
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For Sichuan Takin, there are to major standouts in North America IMO. For one, there is the very rocky and steep enclosure at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo built in 2019.
On the other hand, there is the somewhat flatter, but slightly larger enclosure at the Minnesota Zoo,
This was one of the first species in the beginning of the thread so check there.
Well, that was only for Takins. I wanted to go more general with Tahr, Urials, Bharals and ibexes. Just mountain enclosures
I think the Mountain Hoofstok Enclosures at Bad Mergentheim Wildlifepark are very good.
Photo Made by myself: European Mouflon Enclosure
Photo Made by myself: Alpine Ibex Enclosure
Photo Made by myself: European Mouflon Enclosure
Photo Made by myself: Alpine Ibex Enclosure
The Urial Exhibit at Pretoria Zoo (National Zoo of South Africa) is probably the best of it's kind:
What's the best seabird enclosure?
(Cormorants, gulls, terns, gannets, murres, puffins, etc.)
(Cormorants, gulls, terns, gannets, murres, puffins, etc.)
Puffin Bay at Saint Louis comes to mind. It's a free-flight room for Horned and Tufted Puffins, as well as (until recently) a King Eider. It's got underwater viewing, too.
(Photo by @geomorph)
(Photo by @Grizzly Hound)
Puffin Bay at Saint Louis comes to mind. It's a free-flight room for Horned and Tufted Puffins, as well as (until recently) a King Eider. It's got underwater viewing, too.
(Photo by @geomorph)
(Photo by @Grizzly Hound)
Definitely nice, but honestly it is pretty comparable to Seaworld SA and Orlando as well as NC Zoo. However, NC zoo suffers from the glass (which is the only viewing above and below water) being fogged over, making the puffins nearly un-viewable
Bengal Tiger
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I've heard on the site that Berlin has a nice gull aviary. I;ve have also ehard good things about Bronx's waterbird aviary.
I don't really understand the purpose of this thread, because here only a few places are being evaluated, and on many occasions they have not even been seen by the people who give their opinion. What are the parameters? Animal visibility? display beauty? Size? Quality of life for animals? In addition, there are concepts, such as safety, ease of cleaning and others that we cannot evaluate, so I think they are just opinions without much validity. I myself have seen many animal enclosures that have been commented on here that seem better to me than some that have been decided here that they are the best. But of course, that's just my humble opinion.
What is the best outdoor enclosure for pheasants and tragopans？
Gibbonsagainstgravity
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Zoo Berlin. It might not be very big, but it is very natural
This is better than Wuppertal's savannah? If you haven't confused it with anything else Wuppertal's is leagues better.