I know I said I'd post the whole zoo next, but I think putting this zoo in pieces is best, especially since this part took up almost 6 pages on Word, I have to add it here. I have the North American and Children's Zoo Areas right here:
Frontier Farm:
Next to the Shores building, on the left, there is a ranch-like arch with a horseshoe hanging, along with a sign that reads: “Frontier Farm.” A species list is here:
1.1 Mediterranean Miniature Donkey
2.2 Suri Alpaca
0.2 Ossabaw Island Hog
1.1 Kunekune Pig
1.0 Madagascan Zebu
0.2 Jersey Cow
0.1 Jersey Cow x Madagascan Zebu
1.3 Miniature Appaloosa Horses
0.5 Nigerian Dwarf Goat
0.2 Nubian Goat
1.10 Leghorn Chicken
0.5 Rhode Island Red Chicken
2.5 Indian Peafowl
Description:
The Barnyard opens to an old, brown barn with information on its residents, Leghorn and Rhode Island Red Chickens, Suri Alpacas, and Kunekune Pigs. Outside the barn, a mix of Madagascan Zebu and Jersey Cattle are in a grassy paddock, with another walkthrough barn, this time red and newer. The old barn has a small yard for pigs, with neighboring Ossabaw Island Hogs. The alpaca corral is across the swine exhibits, along with the mix of Nigerian Dwarf Goats and Nubian Goats. A gap in the fence allows the goats to access a petting area where children can pet and groom the goats. The corral also features climbing platforms for the goats, along with a shade structure. The Barnyard allows free roaming Indian Peafowl, but they spend most of their time inside the goat petting area. Next to the alpacas, a larger, grassier paddock for Miniature Horses, all with a variation of the appaloosa pattern. The final exhibit before exiting the Frontier Farm is an exact same yard as the horses are for a pair of Mediterranean Miniature Donkeys. The end of the domestic animals leads to the exit/entrance for the Shores of the World Building.
American Trail:
The American Trail is a historic exhibit, first being home to hoofstock and old bear grottos, which is why the elk habitat is behind the gift shop. Today, it is split into 4 sub-sections: Great Plains, Eastern Woodland, Swamps of the South, and Land of the North. Here is the species list:
Great Plains:
1.7 Baja Pronghorn
3.15 Black-tailed Prairie Dog
1.5 Attwater’s Prairie Chicken
1.4 Plains Bison
1.6 Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
1.3 Mustang
1.1 Plains Coyote
2.5 California Quail
0.5 Greater Roadrunner
1.2 Gopher Tortoise
1.0 California Kingsnake
2.0 Striped Skunk
1.0 Wolverine
1.1 Kit Fox
2.5 California Kangaroo Rat
3.8 Rocky Mountain Elk
1.1 California Condor
Eastern Woodlands:
1.1 American Black Bear
2.0 Eastern Hellbender
0.1 Bobcat
3.0 Sika Deer
2.2 Red Fox
0.0.2 Eastern Box Turtle
3.1 Common Raven
0.1 Bald Eagle
1.2 Sandhill Crane
1.5 Assateague Pony
0.2 Turkey Vulture
1.6 North American River Otter
1.0 Black Rat Snake
1.0 Copperhead Snake
Swamps of the South:
2.4 American Alligator
3.12 American Flamingo
0.2 Florida Panther
1.2 Wood Stork
0.3 Florida Racoon
1.4 Key Deer
0.4 Virginia Opossum
1.0 Osprey
Land of the North:
1.2 Dall Sheep
1.5 American Pika
1.4 Caribou
2.4 Gray Wolf
1.6 Musk Ox
1.0 Snowy Owl
0.2 Grizzly Bear
1.1 Polar Bear
1.9 Willow Ptarmigan
2.2 Arctic Hare
1.3 Arctic Fox
Description:
In the exiting/opening area for both the Shores of the World & Frontier Farm, a fallen tree leans on a large oak, creating an arch, used to enter the North American section. The row of trees and bushes create a wall over this area, since the first exhibit is dry. It houses a breeding herd for the Baja Pronghorn, along with a flock of Attwater’s Prairie Chicken also reproduce freely. The habitat is mostly dry dirt and sand, but has random grass patches here and there, along with rocks sprouting out of the ground. The next enclosure is not far, since it is on a short cliff overlooking the pronghorn and birds, and keeps Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, with a hillier habitat, and a juniper tree allows shade. In a few feet, the tree line surrounding the path breaks, and reveals a large, grassy paddock with a large birch tree for a herd of Plains Bison. The back of the enclosure has an artificial mountain for a group of Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep. On the path to the up-close view of the sheep, another grassy yard is home to Mustangs, trained but not broken to ride. The yard includes a trail of dirt by the fence, and tall grasses. The final enclosures before the mountain is in similar fashion to the first two, with a taller cliff between a wooded enclosure for a pair of Plains Coyotes, and the enclosure above is an aviary, for Greater Roadrunners and a breeding group of California Quail. The path elevates as the mountain towers over, and the other side of it is smoother, and has lots of out crops, the largest having a door in the middle of it for staff to access the steep mound. After leaving the sheep behind, the next habitat is an indoor building labeled: “California Canyon”, since this was the area where the 5th sub-area occupied. The building opens with two enclosures, one on each side of the path. The left enclosure is the largest in the building and is the indoor habitat for a Wolverine named “Logan.” The indoor habitat is full of dead trees, along with ferns. The right enclosure is for a pair of Kit Foxes, with both real and fake cactuses, which keepers use as feeding enrichment. The walls are artificial rocks, and it is layered with sand and dirt. The middle of the building is a tall, circular glass terrarium for a California Kingsnake. The opposite side of the building are enclosures like the foxes and wolverines, only with one being an open air, desert exhibit for Gopher Tortoise and California Kangaroo Rats, and an opposite enclosure for a brother pair of Striped Skunk. It is the same as the wolverine but is lusher. The outdoor enclosure for the wolverines features a black spruce, and a viewing shelter gives keeper talks about Logan’s story. Across the building there is the most forested enclosure in the Great Plains, and a herd of Rocky Mountain Elk inhabit it. The enclosure is behind the gift shop, and used to contain Przewalski Horses, which have been relocated to another area. The final enclosure is an aviary for the only California Condors in Europe, which is successful as a breeding program. The next thing after the free flight birds are a line of overgrown grottos, with old path near them. The only grotto still standing has been destroyed on one side, and now houses an old pair of American Black Bear named “Yogi” and “Cindy”. The exhibit is also overgrown, but only slightly on the rocks, and a pool along with a hut with underwater viewing has been added, along with natural substrate and ponderosa pines have been added for the couple to climb. Inside the hut, there is a large tank for Eastern Hellbenders, and a terrarium for rescue Eastern Box Turtles. Outside the hut, a male bobcat named “Bob” usually sleeps on the top of rocks. Along with the rocks, a climbing frame is in place on the soil. After leaving the bear building, another ungulate yard comes into view, with rare Sika Deer buck triplets. The enclosure is both a wetland and an aviary, and at that, a walkthrough aviary. Venturing into the unique exhibit, the three stags’ bugle, which you could hear from the end of the Trail. The aviary contains the following bird species: Baltimore Oriole, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, Wood Duck, North American Ruddy Duck, Common Raven, Northern Cardinal, Coastal Blue Jay, Cattle Egret, Green Heron, Northern Pintail, Sandhill Crane, Trumpeter Swan, and Yellow Warbler, along with separate aviaries, they contain a Bald Eagle and Turkey Vultures. The aviary represents the invasive species of the sika deer, even though the zoo bred them. The aviary’s environment is a marshland, showing off the Chesapeake Marshes in Maryland and Delaware (and this was easy to design considering I live in Maryland). Once exiting the unique enclosure, the second to last habitat is for baby foxes and their mother. It is an old fashion exhibit, which used to contain the eagle. The second last habitat in the east are more wild horses, almost as famous as the mustangs, the Assateague Pony. The enclosure’s design is like the Marsh Aviary, without it being an aviary, with it being primarily a wetland, along with an overlook. The enclosure is dedicated to Paul and Maureen Beebe, owners of the famous pony, Misty. The last enclosure in the watershed is a stream, home to North American River Otters, which play both on land, and in the water. The enclosure has several trees and fallen logs, with one both inside and out of the water. The underwater viewing also has two terrariums, which houses a male Black Rat Snake and Northern Copperhead. The end of the east brings you to the swamps of the south, literally. The smallest of the sub-sections, the first habitat is a completely indoor home for a congregation of American Alligators. The habitat is a mangrove forest, with aquatic shelters between the roots of artificial mangrove trees. Once out of the alligator building, the water creates a waterfall into an open topped Florida Raccoon exhibit, which gives guests a view on how raccoons hunt, as the pool houses crayfish for the raccoons to eat. In a yard, an aviary across from the raccoon’s houses “Oleander”, a male Osprey. Next to the osprey is a reused aviary for a mother Virginia Opossum and her adult offspring. The second to last enclosure is a mix enclosure, with a flock of American Flamingos, with a small herd of Key Deer and a trio of Wood Storks. The enclosure is the second most terrestrial in this area, though it features a pool mainly covered in reeds and lily pads. The final exhibit is the newest, a large enclosure for Florida Panthers. The two females were born at the zoo, and a male is awaited to be transferred. It has actual mangrove trees and a hut for up close encounters and training demonstrations for the panthers. The last of the sub-sections, Land of the North, opens with a wall of mist. Through the thick air, another mountain comes into view, representing Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America. This is not for scenery, but rather for Dall Sheep. The mountain is walkthrough, which has a pocket exhibit for American Pikas. Once out of the hill, a large aviary with small pines and firs features a famous Snowy Owl, the owl that was used in the first Harry Potter film, appropriately named “Hedwig”. Behind them, a tundra enclosure for Greenland Muskox and Barren Ground Caribou. It is entirely planted with grasses from the arctic. The plains are completely treeless, with only logs in the paddock. An enclosure overlooks the grassy yard, which is home to Arctic Foxes, and guests can get to the foxes, which are separated by a slanted hill, similar to the Detroit’s fox enclosure. The next stop is Carnivore Falls, an indoor viewing to show the outdoor home to three apex predators. The first of the residents is a floor to ceiling panel for seeing a pack of Northwestern Timber Wolves. The enclosure is forested in the back, with a stream leading into another carnivore, an underwater viewing for a pair of Polar Bears, which are successful in breeding, having 4 cubs in the 10 years the couple have been at the zoo. The viewing doesn’t show much of the terrestrial part of the enclosures, but a rock wall separates them from their cousins, the Grizzly Bear. The enclosure is almost flat, and a pool on the outdoor viewing shows it. After exiting the building, the polar bear habitat comes into view, which also contains arctic grasses, along with few trees. On the of the bears, you can go to the wolves’ outdoor enclosure, which is on a hill, is filled with trees, along with a rock protruding out, giving a flat area. The left of the polar bears brings guests to the grizzly exhibit, with a waterfall, giving Carnivore Falls its name. The water flows into their pool, which is concrete. The enclosure is entirely empty, other than a hollow log and two ash trees, one dead and another alive. The three enclosures are in a circle, and after you exit the building, a path leads forward, though it passes the last enclosure on the trail, for Willow Ptarmigans and Arctic Hares. It is mostly grass, with a burrow built into a hill. The trail ends, with a path split in two, one on the left going to the pronghorn and chickens, and the right going to the old elephant house, now called the Thorny Forest.
