Design a Zoo

[AnaheimZoo]

Yeeees, I can't wait for you too continue your plans

I'm working on it. Got my species list in progress for two African savannah trails, and I'm still (and probably always will be) changing the Mafuriko Wetlands. I've added an educational part to the crocodile exhibit, so once I finish that little bit I'll be posting it!

 

[ChosenOne]

This is the dream zoo that me and my stepfather would like to build some day, as mentioned in my introduction to Zoo Chat. I realize it is very, very modest and unambitious compared to most of the ideas I've read around here, but would you still be so kind as to make your opinion known and give me a critique of these plans? Would you visit and enjoy such a place? Thank you.

Entrance Plaza
Upon entering the zoo, the visitor is immediately met with a circular 20m2 lesser flamingo (2.2) exhibit to the center of the area. The left path leads to the administration facilities and the right path leads to the petting zoo, but disposed in a semi-circle circle around the flamingo pond are three separate 20m2 enclosures for coatis (1.1), Patagonian maras (1.1) and squirrel monkeys (1.1). Beyond these is the waterfowl pond and the path further into the zoo.

Waterfowl Pond
A 100m2 artificial pond housing mandarin ducks (1.1), Bahama pintail ducks (1.1) and mute swans (1.1), with a roped pier extending out into the pond and an outdoor cafe kiosk nearby that allows visitors to sit and observe the birds.

Petting Zoo
The petting zoo consists of an enclosed yard, decorated with two olive trees in planters and an old tractor placed far enough away from the perimeter enclosure to prevent escape attempts by the resident animals. Inside this yard one finds a row of smaller enclosures, 20m2 each with their own shelter/shed at the back, housing helmeted guineafowl (1.1), Vietnam pot-bellied pigs (1.1), pygmy goats (0.2), llamas (0.2) and a Shetland pony (0.1). All but the guineafowl and adult pigs can be released into the outer yard to interact with visitors, but all can be hand-fed by the public. Off to one side stands a hutch housing dwarf rabbits (0.2) and a custom-made cage for chinchilas (0.2) that can likewise be let out onto the yard to interact with visitors. Across from these is a small vegetable patch for educational purposes.

Tropical Garden
A small meandering garden planted primarily with sago palms and a rolling lawn is the setting for a series of tall 10m2 octagonal wire mesh cages where one finds hyacinth macaws (1.1), cotton-top tamarins (1.1), emperor tamarins (1.1), toco toucans (1.1) and violaceous turacos (1.1) individually housed amid the dense foliage. There will also be a few strategically placed benches where visitors can sit and observe each of these species. The highlight of this area is a 40m2 enclosure for a pygmy hippo (0.1) with a deep wading pool, foliage cover and a shelter at the back. If the zoo proves successful enough, an additional 20m2 wire mesh cage would be built to house a single ocelot (1.0).

Reptile House
Immediately adjacent to the tropical garden stands a small pre-fabricated building housing a Burmese python (1.0) and green tree python (1.0), each in suitably heated and lit 5m2 vivariums. There are also separate winter exhibits for dwarf crocodiles (1.1) and an African spurred tortoise (0.1) that live in two 10m2 outdoor enclosures circling the building.

Portuguese Fauna
Dedicated to the country's native species, this area features two 40m2 wood rail enclosures for wild boars (1.1) and fallow deer (1.1), and a 20m2 wire mesh cage for a single common genet (1.0). Long-term and if all requirements are met, the zoo's ultimate goal is to feature a more isolated 40m2 enclosure housing a breeding pair of Iberian lynx (1.1). There is also a number of poles installed in this area in hopes of encouraging native white storks to nest in the grounds.

Outback Australia
Admittedly the smallest area of the zoo, it consists of a 40m2 enclosure for Parma wallabies (1.1) and a 10m2 wire mesh cage for laughing kookaburras (1.1), bridging the Portuguese Fauna and African Savannah areas.

African Savannah
Two 40m2 wood rail enclosures with shelter sheds house ostriches (1.1) and a mixed exhibit of plains zebras (1.1) and grey crowned cranes (1.1), next to two smaller 20m2 exhibit for meerkats (1.2) and crested porcupine (1.1). There is also a 40m2 fenced enclosure for a pair of sibling cheetahs (2.0). The highlight of this area is a 40m2 enclosure for African penguins (1.1) with a glass-panneled tank and breeding dens at the back.

Butterfly Garden
A small oriental garden planted with fragrant flowers and bushes to attract various native species of butterflies. Two Indian peafowl (1.1) free-roam the area, with feeders placed near the path allowing visitors to watch them up close.

Admission price: 5€ for adults, 2.50€ for children aged 4-12.

 

[PAT]

This is the dream zoo that me and my stepfather would like to build some day, as mentioned in my introduction to Zoo Chat. I realize it is very, very modest and unambitious compared to most of the ideas I've read around here, but would you still be so kind as to make your opinion known and give me a critique of these plans? Would you visit and enjoy such a place? Thank you.

I really like your plans. I think Small garden zoos with nice exhibits are my favourite kind. Zoos along the lines of Melbourne and Adelaide here in Australia, and ones like London, Antwerp, Bristol and Central Park that I hope to visit some day. Your zoo seems achievable and could be similar to some of these historic institutions one day. One thing I was wondering while I read it was why a lot of the species have individual exhibits? Some of the species in the tropical rain forest could be exhibited together, such as toucans and a tamarin species, or meerkats and porcupines in the Savannah exhibit.

 

[ChosenOne]

I really like your plans. I think Small garden zoos with nice exhibits are my favourite kind. Zoos along the lines of Melbourne and Adelaide here in Australia, and ones like London, Antwerp, Bristol and Central Park that I hope to visit some day. Your zoo seems achievable and could be similar to some of these historic institutions one day. One thing I was wondering while I read it was why a lot of the species have individual exhibits? Some of the species in the tropical rain forest could be exhibited together, such as toucans and a tamarin species, or meerkats and porcupines in the Savannah exhibit.

Thank you. I strove for feasibility when writing that up, mainly because it's truly something I believe me and my stepfather can pull together some day. As for the mixed exhibits, I wasn't too sure if the combinations you suggested could be done and so didn't give them much thought. If they work, it'd be something to consider. I also toyed with the idea of having the squirrel monkeys in with the flamingoes, don't know how feasible that one is...

 

[AnaheimZoo]

Unambitious or not, this is still very impressive and even better: realistic! Who cares that you're not coming up with five-star zoos with pandas and elephants? At least what you're dishing out can be done! I'll admit that I love coming up with these designs, but really, what are the odds of them becoming reality? As much as I'd love it, I don't know what job would provide me with the money.

But look at you! You've actually got a chance to do something here! With these modest plans, and exicting future possibilities (I really hope you do get those Iberian lynxes and that ocelot! ), you've got a promising future for you and your stepfather's zoo! Go for it!

 

[ChosenOne]

Once again, thank you The ocelot is tricky to acquire because as far as I know, the only one in captivity here in Portugal is at Lisbon Zoo. It would be much easier if any of the smaller zoos (Lagos, Santo Inácio, Monte Selvagem, etc) had surplus animals that they were willing to lend out once we obtain proper licensing. As for the Iberian lynxes, well, I can't imagine just anyone having the privilege to handle them given the species' conservation status and there are also special considerations to be met if the goal is to get them to breed, but we're willing to work hard for that.

Does anyone know if squirrel monkeys work well in a mixed exhibit with flamingoes?

 

[Javan Rhino]

Once again, thank you The ocelot is tricky to acquire because as far as I know, the only one in captivity here in Portugal is at Lisbon Zoo. It would be much easier if any of the smaller zoos (Lagos, Santo Inácio, Monte Selvagem, etc) had surplus animals that they were willing to lend out once we obtain proper licensing. As for the Iberian lynxes, well, I can't imagine just anyone having the privilege to handle them given the species' conservation status and there are also special considerations to be met if the goal is to get them to breed, but we're willing to work hard for that.

Does anyone know if squirrel monkeys work well in a mixed exhibit with flamingoes?

No idea if the mix would work. As for ocelots, I've seen ocelots for sale on some websites in the past, they are more common than you'd think in private collections I believe?

Iberian lynx would be the one stumbling block - unless a breeding program is set up, you would almost definately have to get special permission from the governments to wild catch some - I can't imagine that being easy.

My one other complaint is that you only plan to have 4 flamingoes, there is an official guideline (fair play, not everybody follows it) that zoos should strive for no less than flocks of 15.15 flamingoes, otherwise they don't feel secure and small groups can lead to stress in the species.

Other than that, I REALLY like the plans for being feasible. All of my plans are always too ambitious, and I struggle to scale down to realistic species and numbers.

 

[ChosenOne]

No idea if the mix would work. As for ocelots, I've seen ocelots for sale on some websites in the past, they are more common than you'd think in private collections I believe?

Iberian lynx would be the one stumbling block - unless a breeding program is set up, you would almost definately have to get special permission from the governments to wild catch some - I can't imagine that being easy.

After some research, WAZA clearly states that flamingoes shouldn't be mixed with any species of mammal. Huh.

I believe Portuguese legislation forbids licensed zoos from acquiring, selling, trading or loaning their animals anywhere other than from another licensed zoo. Donations or acquisitions from private collections can only be exempt from this on a case-by-case basis, and as long as there is good reason.

As for the lynxes, acquiring a breeding pair would indeed require much planning and reaching out to the appropriate entities. We'd need a proper enclosure, for one. That's why I call it a long-term plan, only to be attempted if the venture is successful enough. Notice I also shied away from carnivores (the sibling cheetahs as well as the whole African Savannah area are part of a year 2-3 expansion on the basic zoo, not something we'd have from the get-go) until we know for sure there is enough profit margin to handle their higher feeding costs.

My one other complaint is that you only plan to have 4 flamingoes, there is an official guideline (fair play, not everybody follows it) that zoos should strive for no less than flocks of 15.15 flamingoes, otherwise they don't feel secure and small groups can lead to stress in the species.

I did know that, but those figures are merely indicative. A bigger flock would be feasible and even desirable over time as/if the zoo became profitable enough. As I go into this, I realize if my dream comes true it'll hardly make me a rich man but it will make me a happy one as I get to interact with animals for the rest of my foreseeable life, and best of all, in a place I can call my own. Isn't that what most of us here dream about? Money is secondary, the main concern is for the animals themselves but they can only be as happy and well-fed as the place makes money. Long-term, the flamingoes, ocelot and lynxes all hinge on that.

Other than that, I REALLY like the plans for being feasible. All of my plans are always too ambitious, and I struggle to scale down to realistic species and numbers.

Thank you Getting overly ambitious is understable, I'm sure all of us have their own "little" zootopia that they would like to build and run given enough money. This in particular is mine, being feasible is just incidental.

 

[AnaheimZoo]

Getting overly ambitious is understable, I'm sure all of us have their own "little" zootopia that they would like to build and run given enough money. This in particular is mine, being feasible is just incidental.

That, for some odd reason, is extremely inspiring to me; that your paradise is nothing overly ambitious (although you do have some ambitious ideas, don't you? ), but just something simple and humble that you can call your own. I absolutely love it. And, coincidentally, it's feasible!

Honestly, I'd be satisfied even with a simple elk paddock set up in my backyard just because it was mine. Having a five-star zoo (or really any zoo at all), however, is something I don't think anyone could turn down, no matter what small treasures they have. I know this really has nothing to do with ChosenOne's quote, I just thought I'd add that in...

Sorry to get a little deep here, but...
The goal of making a zoo just seems so... [UH, I'M SEARCHING FOR A WORD THAT BASICALLY MEANS AMAZING TIMES 1,000!!!! ]... and I feel like if I lived on an Earth with no animals present besides humans, I'd have to commit suicide. The 2,000,000 or so species on this planet were created for a reason, and while zoos may seem like prisons to some people, they're definitely and obviously not, evident by the fact that some species survive ONLY in zoos. My zoo (hopefully with the money I'll make from my other ambitious career) would practically be a sanctuary, and one that I'd treasure more than anything except my family and the animals themselves... That's why I have this dream. That's where "AnaheimZoo" came from.

Once again, sorry about that. ChosenOne, (and any other ZooChatters reading this) I'm telling you, when something inspires me, I get on a roll!

 

[gorgeousingray]

I, being an elephant specialist have come up with a new age idea of elephants !
It sits on 8 acres, 1 for people and seven for elephants.
You first walk down a shady trail, when you walk into the light you're on an over look deck, gazing at a 7 acre Savanna! It only appears that way though, because you are directly looking at a two acre cow/calf yard. In a ditch in between the cow/calf yard and the five acre savanna is a cable fence, not seen from the deck.
You then leave the deck winding down a path where you're up against a Kopje, you suddenly see the elephants through a acrylic window! On the elephant side the artificial rock juts out so that an adult elephant can't get to the window but can touch it with its trunk, but it is possible for baby elephants to get right up on the glass, which literally puts visitors literally inches away from the elephants (the animals are drawn to the window because of food and enrichment opportunities on the kopje). As visitors continue to walk along the kopje they find them selves walking into a bunker like tunnel. In the hallway building, there are initially skylight window bubbles looking up into the five acre savanna. Here you may catch a glimpse of adult/sub adult elephants, Greater Kudu, warthog, ostrich, grevy's zebra, and black faced impala. After about four bubbles, visitors are immersed in an underwater world! Above your head are four panels of (extremely) thick glass, if you're lucky you may catch a herd of elephants swimming across the pool, if not you can be entertained by energetic african clawed otter, thousands of cichlids, and a lethargic lung fish. A sitting area adjacent to the ceiling viewing is actual underwater viewing towards the shallows, and on a hot day you're almost guaranteed to see elephants from a new vantage point! You continue through the building until you come out into the sun again to an african village, at first it isn't known but you are actually inside the elephant enclosure.... sorta, you're surrounded by an elephant trek, and you're gift shop, restroom, and restaurant all have views of the giants. To exit you go through a tunnel underneath where you find termite and naked mole rat enclosures.

 

[PAT]

I’ve really enjoyed reading everyone else’s plans so I thought I’d give it a go I really don’t know where to start with my dream zoo because I go through phases of what I really like so I’ll just go with what I like now. It would most likely be based here in southeastern Australia somewhere and I want it to exhibit some unusual animals that aren’t in the majority of Australian Zoos but I still want it to be a bit realistic so I won’t try and import anything that isn’t already here.
I’ll start with the central plaza. It is located just in the entrance of the zoo and has a looping path around a lake that the other paths will branch off from. The entrance building will also be home to a gift shop and a café with chairs and tables out on the plaza overlooking the lake. Inside the lake will be three islands for some primates (spider monkeys, black-and-white ruffed lemur and cotton-top tamarins) and there will be various waterfowl that live around the lake too. On one side of the plaza will also be an exhibit for red pandas with an adjoining aviary for golden pheasant and on the other side of the plaza will be a maze with a puzzle to solve in it. I can remember going to Arthur’s Seat Mazes and there were a few that had letters to find inside them and you had to go around and find what the letters spelled. Part of the way around the loop will be the Australian Species Houes. It will be a mixture of reptile house, nocturnal exhibit and aquatic house and will attempt to showcase a nice mix of Australian species. You enter and exit through a lobby that has an exhibit for freshwater crocodiles and Mary River turtle. The exhibit is on ground level and separated from the visitors by a 2 metre high glass wall with the land part at the front and water at the back. Also in the lobby will by a tank for a Murray cod on one wall and on the other wall will be a window to look out into an outdoor pond for European carp that is netted over to contain a few Indian mynahs. This exhibit will have some information about the threats of introduced species. A door on one side of the lobby is the entrance to a one-way route around the A.S.H. The first exhibit you come to is a nocturnal room that you walk through and is home to grey-headed flying-fox, short-beaked echidna, red-legged pademelon and blue-tongued lizard. Is there any exhibit in the world that is home to a monotreme, a marsupial and a placental mammal? There will be a low glass wall to keep the echidnas, the lizards and the pademelons off the visitor path but the bats can fly over their heads. Before you come to the door into the next room you can see into an exhibit for spotted-tail quolls. In the next area is an aviary style exhibit for Lumholtz’s tree kangaroo and some tropical Australian birds. The visitor path is built up so that the tree kangaroos can’t get onto it and if you turn around you can see into the underwater part of the freshwater crocodile exhibit from in the lobby. To make this physically possible the nocturnal room would need to have a sloping path to make you low enough to get an underwater view of the croc exhibit. The last exhibit in this house is an aviary for Australian coastal birds. The view into the exhibit is through glass that looks into a pool for little penguins but the water only comes up about 1.5 metres and the glass is a bit higher than that. You can see into the back of the exhibit to see little pied cormorant and maybe some rescued pacific gulls as well as the sand dune area for the penguins to make burrows in. After this you walk through a door back into the lobby.
The first trail to come off this central loop is the Savannah Trail. It will be planted similar to Werribee Open Range Zoo’s African trail with lots of tall grasses, palms trees and African looking trees. The first exhibit you come across is the first of a pair of rotation exhibits for either African Wild Dog or Spotted Hyaena. These are quite open with gum trees, rocks, a pool and what not. One will be viewed from a raised viewing platform and the other will be viewed through glass and will have a section that has mesh as well so that the glass panel can be moved to the side and the keepers can do demonstrations through the mesh. The next exhibit is for hamadryas baboons and it will also be open with a few rocks and bushes and whatever else. It will be viewed over a dry moat/ha-ha sort of barrier and this will surround most of the exhibit so that you can’t see too many barriers containing the baboons. After this is a meerkat exhibit similar to Werribee Zoo’s exhibit and a pair of netted serval exhibits with lots of height so that keepers can do presentations to show how high they can jump. Maybe a couple of aviaries could go in this area for some sort of lovebird and other African birds. The last exhibit in this section is one for giraffe, ostrich, helmeted guineafowl, Egyptian goose and vervet monkeys. This exhibit would be moated in the front and maybe around the back and sides it could be just a tall mesh fence with clear plastic panels around the top. There would also be a feeding platform for the giraffes that would be closed except for supervised feeding tours. Also at one end of the exhibit would be an area that is built up higher than the rest of the exhibit that the giraffes can’t get to, with trees on it, to provide a safe area for the monkeys and birds. In the main part of the exhibit would be some tall palm trees and dead tree trunks for the giraffes to scratch and the monkeys to climb. Other parts to this area could be an African village/playground with games and things to play but also learn about the interaction of animals and people in Africa at the same time, a picnic lawn surrounded by African themed gardens and maybe a lookout tower.
The next trail to come off from the main loop would be called Northern Species or something similar and would have a mix of animals from across the Northern Hemisphere. The first exhibit is for American bison, red deer and Canada goose. It would basically be a big grassy paddock with some trees and a lake and contained by a ha-ha at the front and mesh fencing around the back and sides. There would also be an American alligator exhibit next to this. After this you come across a pair of netted exhibits for snow leopards and both exhibits would have rocky backdrops, waterfalls (average zoo goers* love waterfalls) and bushes/trees etc. A nearby rocky exhibit would be home to Himalayan tahr and hog deer. This exhibit will also have a lake in it that’s home to a pair of mute swans and some mandarin ducks.
The last trail would be a tropical rainforest trail home to species from tropical areas around the world. The first exhibit would be a walk-through aviary home to tropical birds from Australia, such as southern cassowary, eclectus parrot and many others. There would be a boardwalk through it so that you’re high enough to not be in danger from the cassowaries. The next exhibit along this path is an exhibit for Brazilian tapir with an adjoining aviary style exhibit for scarlet macaws, Brazilian agoutis, squirrel monkeys and green iguanas in the warmer part of the year. The tapir exhibit would be well planted with tropical plants (maybe fig trees and palms) and will be moated along the front. The mixed aviary exhibit would be viewed through glass from a covered viewing area. After this is an exhibit for some primates from tropical regions of the world similar in style to Melbourne Zoos tree top apes and monkeys exhibit but only with three exhibits and will have bigger viewing areas because that exhibit gets really congested on busy days. The first exhibit is for colobus monkeys, the second for siamangs and the last one for spectacled langurs and short-clawed otters. Once you’re back on ground level you will get and underwater view of the pool in the langur and otter exhibit through a window. All three exhibits will be lush and have real plants as much as possible. There will also be climbing equipment (natural looking logs) in case the plants are destroyed. Are colobus pretty hard on plants? The whole area would be lushly planted to imitate a rainforest.
That just about wraps it up. I realize it’s pretty mammal heavy. Maybe more birds, fish and reptiles can be added when the time comes. I’ll try and make up a map sometime. I have a mac so there’s no paint program that comes with it.


*I think we really need to make a name for ‘average zoo goers’. Something along the lines of muggle.

 

[AnaheimZoo]

@ PAT, I like it. Especially the rainforest trail's walk-through aviary and mixed species exhibit with tapirs! I'm not sure about that monotreme/marsupial/placental mammal mix, but that sounds fantastic!

I'll be waiting for that map...

AnaheimZoo

 

[PAT]

I've done it! I had to download a program like Paint but for mac that's really fun and used it to make a map of the zoo I wrote about in my last post. I've tried attaching it but this is the first time I've attached an image to a post so who knows what will happen. Anyway I think I should explain the map. I'm not a great artist at the best of times and trying on a computer only made that worse. The map looks pretty geometric at the moment but it was really hard to do any other way. And the map isn't to scale. Most exhibits are named but some are too small for a name to fit so I numbered them.
1. Meerkat exhibit
2. Macaw, squirrel monkey, agouti and iguana mixed aviary
3. Australian Rain Forest Aviary
4. Alligator
5. Snow Leopard
6. Pheasant Aviary

I also made a pretty major change. I swapped the rain forest loop and the northern species loop because it made sense to have the red pandas near the other Himalayan animals.

I hope that makes sense.

 

[siamang27]

To answer a previous question, squirrel monkeys and flamingos should mix fine if the monkeys have areas for climbing. I know some places have birds like ibises and spoonbills mixed with their squirrel monkeys.
One other thing, this is only my opinion but I don't think it is unrealistic to have more squirrel monkeys and flamingos. Both seem to be pretty easy to obtain and are almost always in groups, not just pairs.

 

[AnaheimZoo]

Quick question: Anyone have any tips/suggestions about whether or not a bushbuck-red hartebeest-common impala mix would work? I'm not sure but aren't male impala very territorial? I don't know much about bushbuck... unfortunately ... are they seclusive at all or can they be in mixed exhibits?? And have red hartebeests ever even been exhibited?

 

[LizardInsanity]

Here's a quick species list of a Safari park that takes various influences from other parks and mashes them up. Its called the Southern California Safari and Fauna Gardens.-
Waterfowl Lagoon -
2.2 Pink Backed Pelican
2.2 Dalmatian Pelican
1.1 Great White Pelican
2.3 South African Shelduck
1.1 Cape Cormorant
1.0 African Darter
1.1 African Black Duck
1.2 White Faced Whistling Duck
1.2 Egyptian Goose
Opening Stand Alone Exhibits -
1.1 Andean Condor
1.2 Indian Gharial
3.3 Galapagos Tortoise
Komodo Dragons & Island Aviaries -
1.1 Buff-Banded Rail
1.2 Orange Doves
3.3 Fiji Parrot Finch
1.1 Palm Cockatoo
1.1 Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
1.2 Victoria Crowned Pigeons
2.2 Superb Fruit Doves
1.1 Fijian Banded Iguana
1.2 Komodo Dragons
Condor Cliffs & Range of the Jaguar-
3.3 Sonoran Pronghorn
1.0 Bald Eagle
1.1 American Kestrel
1.2 Thick Billed Parrots
1.1 Ocelot
0.1 Ring Tail
2.2 Western Diamond Back Rattlesnakes
1.1 Desert Tortoises
2.2 Mexican Wolf
2.2 California Condor
1.1 Jaguar
Australia: Life on Red Rocks-
10.10 Rainbow Lorikeets in Walk-Through exhibit.
1.1 Northern Cassowary
1.3 Galah
2.2 Plumed Whistling Duck
4.4 Spectacled Flying Fox
1.3 Rock Wallaby
3.3 Red Kangaroo in Walk-Through exhibit.
1.2 Dingo
1.2 Freshwater Crocodiles
1.1 Blue Tongued Skink in Lorikeet Aviary
1.1 Bearded Dragon
1.0 Frilled Lizard
1.1 Australian Lungfish
1.1 Inland Taipan
1.1 Tasmanian Devil
2.2 Queensland Koala
1.1 Platypus
Asian Safari-
3.3 Nilgai
1.2 Four Horned Antelope
1.6 Black Buck Antelope
1.4 Chital Deer
1.2 Axis Deer
1.4 Sambar Deer
1.5 Grey Langurs
1.1 Demoiselle Crane
1.3 White-Rumped Vultures surrounding antelope carcass
1.1 Bactrian Camels
1.2 Prezwalski's Gazelle
4.4 Prezwalski's Horses
1.2 Asiatic Wild Ass
1.1 Indian Rhinoceros
African Safari & Departure Village-
1.3 White Rhinoceros
1.2 Reticulated Giraffe
2.3 Kordofan Giraffe
3.3 Arabian Oryx
2.2 Scimitar Horned Oryx
1.1 East African Oryx
1.1 Somali Wild Ass
3.3 Chapman's Zebra
2.2 Hartman's Mountain Zebra
2.2 Giant Sable Antelope
1.1 Roan Antelope
2.2 Black Wildebeest
5.5 Thompson's Gazelles
2.2 Grant's Gazelle
1,1 Dama Gazelle
1.1 Mhorr Gazelle
1.1 Gerenuk
2.2 Giant Eland
1.2 Giant Kudu
3.3 Patas Monkeys
3.3 Vervet Monkeys
1.1 Marabou Storks
2.2 European White Storks
2.2 Griffon Vultures
2.2 Ostriches
Departure Village
1.2 Dromedary Camels
2.2 Barbary Sheep
2.2 West African Dwarf Sheep
1.1 Ankole Cattle
2.2 Sititunga
1.3 Egyptian Spiny Mice
1.1 Fennec Fox
1.0 African Serval
1.1 Saw Scaled Viper
1.1 Red Spitting Cobra
1.1 Jackson's Chameleon
1.1 Savannah Monitor
1.2 Leopard Tortoise
1.1 Southern Ground Hornbill
1.1 Secretary Bird
2.2 Yellow Billed Duck
1.1 White Backed Duck
2.2 Cape Teal
1.1 Admins Stork
2.2 Grey Crowned Crane w/ Sititunga
Madagascar Predator/ Prey Immersion
2.2 Ring Tailed Lemur
1.1 Red Ruffed Lemur
1.2 Mongoose Lemurs
1.1 Fossa
1.1 Radiated Tortoise
2.4 Greater Flamingo
1.1 Black Rhinoceros
Gorilla Gorge & African Forest -
1.2 Dwarf Crocodiles
1.4 Mandrills
1.3 Red River Hogs w/ Mandrill
1.4 Black and White Colubus w/ Gorilla
1.1 Zebra Duikers
1.0 African Clawless Otter
-.-.- Malawi Cichlids
1.1 Yellow Billed Storks w/ Okapi
1.1 Saddle Billed Storks
1.1 Black Crowned Crane
1.4 African Grey Parrots
1.5 & 1.2 Lowland Gorilla*
1.3 Common Hippopotamus
1.1 Pygmy Hippopotamus
1.1 Okapi
Elephant Center -
1.4 Asian Elephant*
1.4 African Elephant*
6.6 Village Weaver Birds
Big Cat Canyon -
1.1 Sand Cat
1.3 Banded Mongoose
1.2 Klipspringer
1.4 African Lion*
1.2 Cheetah*
1.1 Clouded Leopard
1.1 Snow Leopard
1.2 Bengal Tiger*

Panda Ridge -
1.2 Mangshang Vipers
1.1 Red Pandas
1.2 Golden Snub Nosed Monkeys
1.1 Giant Panda
* Can be seen from Safari monorail and tram tours.

 

[AnaheimZoo]

LizardInsanity- I am LOVING your species list and exhibit ideas!!!

You have now tempted me to do the same, but with my ideas...

 

[LizardInsanity]

I've actually split the stand alone exhibits into 2 - Gharial Grove and Vulture Valley. Both give me room to expand in areas I didn't have the opportunity to before.

Thanks for the compliment!

 

[LizardInsanity]

Sorry to double post but, the black rhinoceros is supposed to be on Safari, not Madagascar

 

[LizardInsanity]

Delaware Bay Aquarium
Kelp Forest Exhibit -

Stats - 22 feet tall, 500,000 gallons of filtered bay water, open top to allow sunlight, 20 species of fish and invertebrates known to live in kelp forests.

Species List -
Rock Fish
Leopard Shark
Wolf Eel
Cabezon
California Sheepshead
Pacific Sardine
Purple Urchin
Bat Star
Horned Shark
Garibaldi
Senorita
Torpedo Ray
Rainbow Surfperch
Crevice Kelp Fish
Coralline Sculpin
Mosshead Warbonnet
Kelp Pipefish
Lingcod
Sarcastic Fringehead
Painted Greenling
Blue Rockfish

I will post more exhibits soon, including Delaware Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Open Ocean, Gallery Exhibits, Coral Reef, Coastal Waters, and Oceanarium.