Strathmorezoo
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Can you think of any exhibit that would be suited better to a different species
Can you think of any exhibit that would be suited better to a different species?
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Strathmorezoo
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Dudley zoo....when the lions were moved from their original enclosure next to the old polar bear enclosure the Asiatic bears were put in there and I thought that the bears were much better suited for that enclosure
NNM.
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The African wild dog exhibit at the Franklin Park Zoo (there I go mentioning it again) is not only a pinch undersized, but in the wrong habitat. I think it wouldn't be too bad an idea to move the red river hogs there, leaving that enclosure to the nyala. As for what to do with the dogs, maybe I'd put them in the current hyena exhibit, and move that to the Kori bustard exhibit, which in turn could maybe go into Serengeti Crossing. Or alternatively do all of that except leave the hogs with the nyala and bring back capybara, except they would need a real water feature.
Speaking of capybara, I wouldn't be against the idea of giving them the indoor tapir enclosure and leaving the tapirs their outdoor area.
I also think the tamarin and pygmy falcon enclosures suck for those specific animals, and I wonder if a species of reptile would work better in them.
Speaking of capybara, I wouldn't be against the idea of giving them the indoor tapir enclosure and leaving the tapirs their outdoor area.
I also think the tamarin and pygmy falcon enclosures suck for those specific animals, and I wonder if a species of reptile would work better in them.
Except for the fact that then tapirs wouldn't be visible in the winter. If capybara were to return, I'd much rather see it be a mixed-species exhibit with the tapirs (and/or both species rotating between the two spaces) rather than limiting the space the tapirs have available to them.
I don't see either exhibit as being particularly bad, the tamarin one has plenty of climbing structures available to them and is a pretty good size for such a small species. I'm not as knowledgeable about pygmy falcons as I am tamarins, nothing about the exhibit seems glaringly bad, from my perspective, although I welcome your differing point-of-view. While I'd be open to alternative species in those spaces (e.g., Prevost's squirrel might be interesting, or a lot of passerine birds could work well in those exhibits), neither exhibit is well-suited for most reptile species, as most reptiles have much more sensitive requirements for temperature and humidity than mammals or birds. A green iguana could possibly work in one of them, but that's about the only herp I could think of for those exhibits to be suitable for. Here are photos of the two exhibits in question, taken by @TinoPup:
NNM.
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That...didn't occur to me. The winter part, I mean. I did contemplate the mixed-species idea, though, I don't know why I chose the first idea over that one, it sounds so much more obvious.
To me, personally apart from Jungleworld’s Leopard enclosure at the Bronx Zoo, I think the Carter Giraffe Building should be given more indoor space for the giraffes in the African Plains. The inside doesn’t look bad (for the dwarf mongoose and aardvark nocturnal exhibit) but personally, the giraffes feel a little too cramped in for indoors, so, it would be nice for the giraffe house indoors to be expanded.
cloudedleopard611
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The former Andean bear exhibit at the Saint Louis Zoo that is currently being used for painted dogs. I can't help but think that with a couple of small tweaks it could make a great jaguar exhibit that would give visitors an opportunity to see the arboreal and aquatic abilities of the species.
The deer enclosure at Bruemmer Park Zoo would be far better suited to a mountain ungulate like a caprine or a Klipspringer.
Zoo-Lover-1-2-3
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The giraffe exhibit at Franklin Park Zoo would better fit a Rhino subspecies. The exhibit was actually built to house Rhino but due to lack of money the zoo went a cheaper route and put giraffes in instead. The exhibit even has a behind the scenes path that leads to the night house that is referred to as the “rhino chute”.