Design a Zoo

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Gulo Gulo- Males in most hoof stock have impressive horns so it is for show.

Thylo- I want to save the population and young are the key to success and inspiration.
 
Mikezoo12 said:
Thylo- I want to save the population and young are the key to success and inspiration.
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Yeah but realistically only a few of your animals will have babies at any given moment. I mean, if zoos could just do that, we'd have perfectly manageable, diverse, and populous species in zoos.

~Thylo:cool:
 
Mikezoo12 said:
Gulo Gulo- Males in most hoof stock have impressive horns so it is for show.
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You're right, they do. I hope you have large, expansive paddocks so aggression does not become an issue. In nature they can flee and go elsewhere to avoid aggression. It is hard to do that, once the space ends due to exhibit boundaries.
 
Gulo gulo said:
You're right, they do. I hope you have large, expansive paddocks so aggression does not become an issue. In nature they can flee and go elsewhere to avoid aggression. It is hard to do that, once the space ends due to exhibit boundaries.
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The smallest exhibit (natal duiker) is the size of a football field.Does that help in terms of size?
 
Mikezoo12 said:
I'm back! I continue the WorldWide Zoo! Africa part 3 is hoof stock and other herbivores. Note: all exhibits are savannah unless I say the biome. First is an exhibit for 4.4.2 African wild asscompltede with a small pond and acacia bushes.Next is an exhibit for 1.2 warthogs with burrows and small pond. Next is a desert exhibit for 2.2.1 Dromedary camels with cacti a,small pond, and a salt lick. Next is a mixed species exhibit for 3.10.5 Nyala, 1.2.1 Greater Kudu, and 2.0 Bushbucks completed with large pond,small forest,and hills. Next is a tropical exhibit with 4.7.3 Bongos completed with small pond and dense foliage. Next is another mixed species exhibit with 4.5.2 Sitatunga and 3.0 Common Eland with small pond, tall grass, and a few trees.Next is an exhibit for 7.12.5 African Buffalo completed with hills,forest and large pond.Next is a very large mixed species exhibit with 1.2 Bush Duiker,2.3.1 Waterbuck,2.4.2 Kob,4.7.3 Puku,2.3.1 Bohor Reedbuck,2.3.2 Roan Antelope,and 2.4.1 Sable Antelope with forest,large pond,hills,and tall grass.Next is a very important desert exhibit with 2 of the rarest creatures I have seen,3.4.1 Scimitar-horned oryx and 2.3.1 Addax with a few trees,small pond,and cacti.Next is a marshy exhibit for 1.4.1 Lechwe with shallow river and aquatic foliage.Next is the smallest exhibit for part 3, and it is for 1.1 Natal Duiker with small pond and a forest.Next is slightly larger than the last exhibit for 1.2.1 Kirk's dik-dik with small pond and rocks to climb on. Next is another large mixed species exhibit for 1.2.1 Hartebeest,4.4.2 Bontebok,2.3 Topi,5.5.3 Gemsbok,1.1.1 Steenbok,and 2.2.2 Oribi with trees,large pond,and tall grass.Next is a mountain exhibit for 2.2 Klipspringers with small stream coming down the mountain. Next is a large exhibit for 10.12.5 Wildebeest with large pond and foliage.Next is a mixed species exhibit for 8.14.6 Impala,4.6.2 Gerenuk,3.3.1 Thomson's Gazelle,and 4.5.2 Springbok with large pond and foliage.Next is a mountain exhibit for 5.6.3 Nubian Ibex with a few trees and many climb able rocks.Next is a mountainous desert for 1.3.1 Barbary Sheep with cacti and climb able rocks. Next is a plains/riverbank/river exhibit for 1.2 Common hippopotamuses with large lake,aquatic plants and underwater viewing.Next is an exhibit for 6.6.3 Grevy's Zebra with trees and small pond. Next is an exhibit for 2.0 Southern White Rhinos with trees and medium pond.Next is an exhibit for 1.1 Central Black Rhinos with medium pond and trees.The final exhibit is for 2.5.2 African Elephants with large lake,many trees,foliage,and a viewable nursery for any newborn elephants with their mothers.
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this is very creative!!!!!!
 
Zooplantman said:
Well, in all fairness, it was said that the enclosure was the size of a football field, not that it doubled as a football field on weekends :D
It may be a forest.
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Well yes I understand that but I wanted to see if he could realize it'd need to be forested for himself.
 
I guess I'll make my zoo then. I'll do one section at a time.

Discovery Kingdom
In this section there will be an area showcasing large reptiles such as the American alligator, Indian gharial, Chinese Aliigator, Galapagos Tortoise, and a terripan tank with seven different species.

Another part of Discovery Kingdom will house a large reptile house with about 70 species of reptiles, and a small insect house with about 30 species of insect.

The last area will be a small mammal section with echidnas, porcupines, species of rodents,armadillos, and naked mole rats. There will also be a petting zoo with alpacas, minature ponies, goats, and sheep.

I'll post more sections later!
 
I was wodering how much money it would cost to start a wildlife park. (Like fota wildlife park) i already have 65 acers and i was wondering do i need more. I am actually serious about starting my own wildlife park. It has been my dream since i was 6 years old. I want to put in several lakes with islands to hold large animals. I would also like to have a big restaraunt and gift shop. My reptile house will be decorated as if you were walking along paths in the amazon or congo. So if a business/zoo expert/owner could answer the followng questions correctly it would be greatly appreciated. I will post my animal list tomorow.
Questions
•how much land will i need?
•how much will the overall project cost including animals, lakes, buildings such as a restaraunt, cafe, gifts shop.
•enclosure costs in including indoor enclosures for night time
•insurance
•oil and gas for heating
•overall price


Will post animal list tomorow
 
Mammals
Bennetts wallaby
Red kangaroo
Sri lankan elephant #
Linnaeus two toed sloth
Woodchuck
Eastern chipmunk
Black tailed prairie dog
Cape porcupine
Capybara
Ring tailed lemur
Red ruffed lemur
Black and white ruffed lemur
Black lemur
Black spider monkey
Venezuelan red howler
Brown capuchin
White faced capuchin
Weeper capuchin
Black capped squirrel monkey
Emporer tamarin
Pygmy marmoset
Mandrill #
Olive baboon
Siamang gibbon#
Lar gibbon#
Common chimpanzee#
Western lowland gorilla#
Ground pangolin
Coyote
Dhole
African wild dog
Grey wolf
American black bear
Kodiak bear#
Red panda
Wolverine
Honey badger
Asian small clawed otter
Meerkat
Yellow mongoose
Eurasian lynx
Fishing cat
Caracal
Serval
Ocelot
Margay
Amur tiger
Puma
Clouded leopard
African leopard
African leopard (black panther )
Cheetah
Lion
Plains zebra
White rhino
South american tapir
Wild boar
White tailed deer #
Moose #
Okapi
Giraffe
Thompsans gazelle


# = kept on an island

All the mammals will be kept in large enclosures (depending on the size of the mammal) and the enclosures will be suited to their natural habitat/lifestyle eg. All primates will be kept in enclosures with large beams and frames and trees etc. so they can feel at home.



Birds:
Ostrich
Southern cassowary
Greater rhea
Emu
Wild turkey
Capercaille
Indian peafowl <
Palawan peafowl <
Green peafowl <
Common pheasant <
Golden pheasant
Lady amherts pheasant
Himalayan monal pheasant
Reeves pheasant
Great argus
Helmeted guineafowl
Great grey owl
Snowy owl
European eagle owl
Elf owl
Barn owl
Bald eagle
Golden eagle
White tailed eagle
Wedge tailed eagle
Stellars sea eagle
African fish eagle
Chilean flamingo
Scarlet ibis
Blue crane
Red crowned crane
Grey crowned crane
Purple swamphen
Palm cockatoo
Sulphur crested cockatoo
Cockatiel
Galah
Eclectus parrot
Crimson rosella
African grey parrot
Yellow collared lovebird
Blue fronted parrot
Hyacinth macaw
Spixs macaw
Red and green macaw
Scarlet macaw
Militry macaw
Blue and gold macaw
Toco toucan
Chestnut eared aracari


< = birds that are free range but will be locked into indoor enclosures at night
All birds will be kept in state of the art avaries and will have lots of space to fly around


Reptiles
Common snake knecked turtle
Matamata
Common snapping turtle
Alligator snapping turtle
Painted turtle
Carolina box turtle
Galapagos tortoise
Red footed tortoise
Indian starred tortoise
Leopard tortoise
Pancake tortoise
Tuatara
Dumerils boa
Round island boa
Boa constrictor
Red tailed boa
Rainbow boa
Green anaconda
Black headed python
Childrens python
Carpet python
Green tree python
Royal python
Burmese python
African rock python
Reticulated python
Mangrove snake
Boomslang
Cornsnake
Indigo snake
Common kingsnake
Milksnake
Madagascan leaf nosed snake
Rough green snake
African tiger snake
Northern death adder
Australian copperhead
Green mamba
Black mamba
Yellow lipped sea krait
South american coral snake
Blue coralsnake
Indian cobra
King cobra
Red spitting cobra
Egyption cobra
Australian tiger snake
Costal taipan
Puff adder
Gaboon viper
Russells viper
Western diamondback rattlesnake
Eyelash pit viper
White lipped pit viper
Sidewinder
Bushmaster
Frilled lizard
Sailfin lizard
Thorny devil
Asian water dragon
Bearded dragon
Natal midlands dwarf chameleon
Western pygmy chameleon
Veiled chameleon
Helmeted iguana
Marine iguana
Casque headed iguana
Rhino iguana
Green iguana
Blue iguana
Green basilisk
Texas horned lizard
Common leopard gecko
Tokay
Madagascar day gecko
Ilha de marca leaf litter gecko
Kuhls flying gecko
Black tegu
Arizona alligator lizard
Gila monster
Komodo dragon
Savannah monitor
Lace montor
Green tree monitor
Nile monitor
Water monitor
Nile crocodile
Cuviers dwarf caiman
Saltwater crocodile
Gharail


All reptiles will be kept in a reptile house. They will all have extra large enclosures. The reptile house will be heavily decorated with tropcal trees so it will feel like you are walking along paths in the amazon or congo. The reptile house itself will be kept at 30 degrees warm. There will be an interaction centre where people will get a chance to hold some of the animals.




THE WILFLIFE PARK ITSELF
the wildlife park itself will be set in 65 - 100 acers of beautiful countryside. You will drive in the main gates and reach the carpark. Then you walk up to a small road that leads you to the admissions hut. There will be several roads leading out of the admissions hut. Road 1 will take you to the restaraunt and gift shop. Road 2 will take you to the canopy adventure zone. This includes a zip wire, giant twisty slide, 10&30 meter rock walls and much more. Road 3 will take you on a scenic walk through a mixed forest. Along this walk you will find benches, a cafe and free range gamebirds. Finally the last road will take you to the wildlife park. Here will be a mixture of forest and grassland. There will be state of the art enclosures with all the animals needs. There will be small viewing platforms out on the lake so you can get a closer look at the animals that live on the islands. When you pay your admission you get a small card which entitles you to come back the next day for free as it would be imposible to complete the tour in one day. I will post more ideas later on.
 
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