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Wonderful!:D
In regards to you african exhibit, prehaps have a savannah area, a congo area, an ethiopean mountain area and a madagascar area, I don't think that is too much aslong as the ethiopean area if one trail, and madagascar isn't too large:). For species, check page 2 of this thread, there is a massive african exhibit :)
 
BeardsleyZooFan- Thank you. There is still a little bit left to add to finish off Thylacine Reserve (yes it ends with somehting Thylaciney). I, too, think U.S. zoos focus too much on the famous Australian animals (kangaroos, wallabies, dingoes, and emus) instead of the smaller gems as you put it.
Cat-Man- My plan for Africa is to have four exhibits for it (I do this for North America, South America, and Asia). They are Congo Rainforest, African Savanna, Madagascar and Friends (Madagascar and surrounding islands), and Mountains of Africa. I need more animals for the mountains, though. So far I have Gelada Baboon, Nubian Ibex, Rock Hyrax, Ethiopian Wolf, Hartmann's Mountain Zebra, Bushpig, Klipspringer, Bat-Eared Fox, Barbary Sheep, and Barbary Ape but I'd like two or three more species. Help would be appreciated.

Thumbs up for my 100th post in 8 days!!!!:D:cool:
 
This is the 3rd part of Tasmanian Reserve. I'll finish and post the last one before the hurricane knocks my power out (if it does).

You are now standing in front of a bird exhibit outside the building. You see that if you skipped the building, the left turn would have brought you here.
(“Why would anyone skip those amazing indoor exhibits.”)
Inside the exhibit there’s one small tree and a few branches. It is larger but similarly designed to that of the parrot exhibits that you saw so long ago it seems. Instead of the chain link fence type material that the parrot exhibits were made of, this exhibit has mesh netting like that of the bustards. Inside you see a couple olive-green colored birds. One flaps its wings and you see a beautiful orange color and you flinch when one flies by and then lands on a branch. The birds are Keas (Nestor Notabilis). You are shocked to find that these birds can kill sheep with their razor sharp beaks and claws but are interested to read how smart they are and that they are the southernmost and only alpine parrot. Across the path is a similar looking exhibit but it’s larger. You look inside and see two (male and female) adult Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus Lumholtzi) climbing up their tree climbs and eating leaves. Right next to this exhibit is another of the same design and size but inside you find a family (mother, father, and a cub on its mother’s back) of Koala (Phascolarctos Cinereus). You read that they, along with Eucalyptus Leaf Beetles, are the only main consumers of the highly toxic Eucalypt plants. Speaking of Eucalyptus Leaf Beetles (Paropsis Variolosa), you see a small exhibit right in front of the Koalas that is filled with many and these tiny creatures crawling over Eucalyptus branches and nibbling on the leaves. Up ahead you come across large, rainforest floor type exhibit. You then see an amazingly beautiful bird run out from its sitting position behind a tree. It has a sleek black body and a head of yellow, orange, blue, and red topped off with a large crest on top of its head. It’s a Southern Cassowary (Casuarius Casuarius). By the upcoming right turn, there’s a large, fake rock with a glass window in the center. You look inside, at first see nothing because it is quite dark, and then see five Tasmanian Wombats (Vombatus Ursinus Tasmaniensis). They all were sleeping in a large pile together so close that when one stood up, the rest awoke. You move around the corner and see that there is also a large outdoor portion for the animals as well. The exhibit is designed to look like the forest floor of Tasmania you assume. There’re rocks and logs with moss covering them along with many places to hide. You’re about to keep moving when you notice two little kangaroo-like animals bounding around the exhibit. One stops to investigate one of the wombats that has just stepped out on the burrow. You read that these are Tasmanian Pademelons (Thylogale Billardierii) and they are the sole endemic (endemic?) pademelon (Pademelon?) of Tasmania. You also see that, “They were an important food source for the Thylacine (Thylacinus Cynocephalus).”
("Were? Why aren’t they anymore?")
You turn to continue and see that there are only three exhibits left and then a large building at the end of the trail. The first two are across the trail from one another. The one on the right is a less decorated, smaller version of the pademelon/wombat exhibit. Inside is a small group of Brush-Tailed Bettong (Bettongia Penicillata). They remind you of even smaller kangaroos. On the left, you find a much bigger exhibit. It is grassy and has lots of green bushes and some logs. Under one of the bushes are two Quokkas (Setonix Brachyurus) and on a rock near the front of the exhibit is what you first think is a big rat that broke into the exhibit but you then find out it is, in reality, a Gilbert’s Potoroo (Potorous Gilbertii). You are interested to read that this potoroo, along with its mate who is currently off exhibit taking care of young, are the first two of their species to be in captivity outside of the Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve. You now move to the last exhibit. When you walk up to it, you realize that it’s actually two very different exhibits. They are both long and deep and have glass fronts but the rest is chain link fencing. There’s a small wooden fence to keep visitors from going behind the exhibit along a small, dirt trail that leads to a brick building barely visible in the trees. The back of the two exhibits are attached to a similar building (night housing). The first exhibit is grassy with a couple hollow logs and rocks in it. There’s a small burrow to the side of you. Inside are three Tasmanian Devils (Sarcophilus Harrisii). You are unsure why, but you think of Looney Tunes. The next exhibit is completely different. The exhibit is filled with branches and trees and you can see little trials in the ground showing the animals are using the same paths when on the ground. Scurrying up one of the branches is a Tiger Quoll (Dasyurus Maculatus). As you leave, you notice a second one sleeping on a branch and a third and fourth running on the ground trails. You now walk up to the building. By looking through the glass doors you know what you’re going to find- that the Thylacine is an extinct species. You are disappointed, but ready to continue.
 
Here's the final part.
You walk inside a pair of large, glass double doors with the Tasmanian coat of arms on it (
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) with the Thylacines being the door handles. It's a one room building with the floor being a giant mural of a family of Thylacines. The first thing you see is a large sign showing a smaller version of the mural, who it was painted by, what the painting is of, ect. In the center of the room is a large circular table with plagues going all around it at viewing level. They tell the story of the Thylacine and its tragic history (you are saddened by the news that it is extinct) as well as why conservation is important and the lesson we can learn from its story. In the middle of the table, there's a large, stuffed Thylacine and hanging from the ceiling are several TV's playing non-stop films of living Thylacines. On the walls, there's a timeline of the Thylacine's history, pictures of both live and dead Thylacines with captions under each one. There are also a few exhibits with wax models of Dingoes, Humans, Thylacines, and other Tasmanian wildlife portraying the lifestyle and final years of the species. There's an exhibit with some claws, teeth, bottom lower jaw bone, fur samples, scat, top of a skull, and some other skeletal material from dead Thylacines. Next to this, is a plague telling the behavior and general look of Thylacines. As you leave to explore the rest of the zoo, you see a final exhibit telling a story about the rumor that Thylacines are possibly still surviving in rural brushlands and dense forests. The exhibit is complete with possible pictures of surviving Thylacines as well as a monitor displaying several videos of possible relic members of the species. You leave the exhibit with a new, better understanding of Australian wildlife and ecology and are hopeful that you will, one day, be able to return to this exhibit and find a real, live Thylacine.
 
I had I similar idea to cover Africa. I was going to have a savannah section, a rainforest section, a wetland section, a highlands section, a woodland section, and a small kopje area.

Possibly a building filled with indoor terrariums for African reptiles and nocturnal exhibits for Aardvarks and whatnot.
 
ThylacineAlive- Nice exhibit. There was a great collection of Australian animals, and a good conservation message. Keep it up!
This might be my last post as the lights are starting to flicker. In case it is, then good night ZooChatters out there, and to my fellow East Coast ZooChatters, keep safe!
 
As you get of the local metro stop, you walk up the stairs and see a large concrete Arch, similar to the one on Zoo Tycoon 2, with statues or engraved pictures of Animals, such as gorilla's, tigers, bears and elephants on it. The Sign reads 'Oxford Zoological Gardens'.

Anyway, yes, this zoo will be located in the fictional 'University Park' in the City of Oxford.and will be based on the Hagenback design. As you enter the Zoo, there are a row of 3 enclosures, all open so the inhabitants can mix. Then enclosures are grass floored with a few tree's, lots of rocks and enrichment logs. These Enclosures contain 0.4 Eurasian Brown bears. Just opposite the enclosure, is a large wooded enclosure with underwater viewing, containing 1.0 Eurasian Brown Bears. If we go to the left, we can delve deeper into the Eurasian zone, or right, where we can leave the chilly forests of Europe and head into the Warm Jungles of Africa. Let's go further into europe. The landscape becomes even more dense with forested vegetation. If we look to the left, with the classic rockbackground, is an enclosure with a wooded background and a more open foreground. The inhabitants are 1:4 Iberian wolves, critically endangered in the wild and in desparate need of conservation, and after all, this zoo is specialising in these sort species. These are viewed over a dry moat, however, there is a glass viewing area around the corner. Opposite, there is one forested enclosure containing 1.1 Eurasian Bison, and a marshy one, containing 1.1 Elk. Around this area, there are enclosures for lynx, wolverine, a small mammals house, a few avaries, a reptile/invertibrate house, european otter enclosure, set infron of a deer paddock, and a pond for 1.1 Eurasian Beaver.
More to come soon, your thoughts?:)
 
BeardsleyZooFan said:
ThylacineAlive- Nice exhibit. There was a great collection of Australian animals, and a good conservation message. Keep it up!
This might be my last post as the lights are starting to flicker. In case it is, then good night ZooChatters out there, and to my fellow East Coast ZooChatters, keep safe!
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I'm spending the storm in NY because my the area I live in always gets hit hard and by now the electricity is out and apparently the streets are filled with branches and a tree already fell down.
Where I am now, the windows are suttering and the lights have flickered once or twice.
For those out of the country that might not know, Hurrican "Frankenstorm" Sandy is making its way throught the northern portion of the east coast of the United States.
 
Cat-Man said:
As you get of the local metro stop, you walk up the stairs and see a large concrete Arch, similar to the one on Zoo Tycoon 2, with statues or engraved pictures of Animals, such as gorilla's, tigers, bears and elephants on it. The Sign reads 'Oxford Zoological Gardens'.

Anyway, yes, this zoo will be located in the fictional 'University Park' in the City of Oxford.and will be based on the Hagenback design. As you enter the Zoo, there are a row of 3 enclosures, all open so the inhabitants can mix. Then enclosures are grass floored with a few tree's, lots of rocks and enrichment logs. These Enclosures contain 0.4 Eurasian Brown bears. Just opposite the enclosure, is a large wooded enclosure with underwater viewing, containing 1.0 Eurasian Brown Bears. If we go to the left, we can delve deeper into the Eurasian zone, or right, where we can leave the chilly forests of Europe and head into the Warm Jungles of Africa. Let's go further into europe. The landscape becomes even more dense with forested vegetation. If we look to the left, with the classic rockbackground, is an enclosure with a wooded background and a more open foreground. The inhabitants are 1:4 Iberian wolves, critically endangered in the wild and in desparate need of conservation, and after all, this zoo is specialising in these sort species. These are viewed over a dry moat, however, there is a glass viewing area around the corner. Opposite, there is one forested enclosure containing 1.1 Eurasian Bison, and a marshy one, containing 1.1 Elk. Around this area, there are enclosures for lynx, wolverine, a small mammals house, a few avaries, a reptile/invertibrate house, european otter enclosure, set infron of a deer paddock, and a pond for 1.1 Eurasian Beaver.
More to come soon, your thoughts?:)
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This has given me an idea for a European exhibit:D Thanks Cat-Man. The exhibit sounds good and interesting. I just realize I never officialy said where my zoo is!! It's just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina and called Santiago's (one of my two last names) Zoological Park and Aquarium.
 
Thylacine, you have some great exhibits. I really like your Australia exhibit. It seems that other than a few kangaroos and emus most zoos overlook Australian animals for African ones. One thing I would consider is having something that illustrates the problems of invasive species in Australia. Many of the animals you would probably want in other areas of the zoo, something that illustrates this problem would be nice.

Stay safe!
 
elefante said:
Thylacine, you have some great exhibits. I really like your Australia exhibit. It seems that other than a few kangaroos and emus most zoos overlook Australian animals for African ones. One thing I would consider is having something that illustrates the problems of invasive species in Australia. Many of the animals you would probably want in other areas of the zoo, something that illustrates this problem would be nice.

Stay safe!
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No I like all of the animals here in this exhibit. I think I planned to talk about doing an invasive species thing but I forgot. Well, it's in my plan for my Southern Swamps exhibit. I might loose power any minute now the lights are flickering.
Stay safe everyone.
 
ThylacineAlive said:
No I like all of the animals here in this exhibit. I think I planned to talk about doing an invasive species thing but I forgot. Well, it's in my plan for my Southern Swamps exhibit. I might loose power any minute now the lights are flickering.
Stay safe everyone.
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Maybe an exhibit off on its own dealing with invasive species.
 
I'm ironing out some flaws in my Okavango Wetlands exhibit as of now. I've finished off the species list.

Having no problems with power right now, but that's bound to change sometime. Good luck, everybody.
 
It's funny because I had so many plans for my fictional zoo, but never completed any of them. I wanted to post them here, but couldn't as they would be nothing more than lists (and aren't we all too familiar with those ;)). I've decided to start my zoo from scratch, so you probably won't be hearing from me in this neck of the woods for quite a little bit.

Sandy hasn't really effected my home much. Just a few light flickers every couple of minutes. To everyone on the East Coast (and a bit further inland), hope all's well and that you are safe!
 
AnaheimZoo said:
Sandy hasn't really effected my home much. Just a few light flickers every couple of minutes. To everyone on the East Coast (and a bit further inland), hope all's well and that you are safe!
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Same here, but I think power's gonna go out possibly tonight. The storm's really going at it here, and my dog is too scared to go outside to do his business.
 
AnaheimZoo said:
It's funny because I had so many plans for my fictional zoo, but never completed any of them. I wanted to post them here, but couldn't as they would be nothing more than lists (and aren't we all too familiar with those ;)). I've decided to start my zoo from scratch, so you probably won't be hearing from me in this neck of the woods for quite a little bit.

Sandy hasn't really effected my home much. Just a few light flickers every couple of minutes. To everyone on the East Coast (and a bit further inland), hope all's well and that you are safe!
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When I originally did Thylacine Reserve it was only a three sentence description and a list.

I left my home for NY yesterday with my dad, brother, and rabbit. My mom and sister left earlier today. Where I live, the power goes out at almost every storm so its been out for hours now, branches currently rule the roads, and a tree fell down this morning. Here in NY, the thunder has just started and the wind has been bending posts, trees, and shaking windows all day. There's a pond outside where I am and the winds blowing it to one side (you can see the waves of water moving. The lights have flickered a few times and I lost internet for about an hour or so. We're all safe and I hope you guys all are, too!!!! I hope Beardsley, Mystic, Maritime, WSC, and all other zoos/aquariums have prepared enough for this and all the animals are safe!!. Schools canceled for today and tomorrow as my high school is running as an emergancy escape center (giving a place for people to sleep, eat, and shower:))
 
AnaheimZoo said:
And when was that? It seems as though this exhibit's hatched and started walking right before our eyes! :p
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Like a day or two before I started releasing the more detailed version. I'll probably start working on Arctic Circle tomorrow since I'm off of school.:D

AnaheimZoo said:
Are you upstate? I couldn't possibly see a reason for you to go to NYC with all that they're expecting...
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No I'm in White Plains. We have an appartment here and it's much safer then where we live in Connecticut. Plus, if I where still in CT, I wouldn't have been able to post all day because the power has been out there since this morning when all there was was wind.
 
@ThylacineAlive; I really liked the collection of species you had in your Tylacine Reserve exhibit, that would be a great collection to see. However, I didn't like the layout, which seemed to be a generally higgledy-piggeldy mix of random species, unconnected by any overall theme (e,g, taxonomy, habitat, etc). I think you could greatly improve your exhibit by rearranging the species to represent the habitats they live in - e.g. desert, grassland, bushland, rainforest - which would provide a much more informative experience to the visitors. For example, the first parrot aviaries don't appear to be differentiated at all, so people will assume that Sulphur-crested and Palm Cockatoos are from the same habitat.

Also, you should ditch the NZ and New Caledonian animals, as I can't see their relevance to an Australian exhibit (or just move them to the end or something). Finally, I think you fail some species, such as the Murray River Turtle (and others) when you don't do anything to exhibit them interestingly, and therefore the visitors don't learn anything.

You look inside and think that there’s nothing special about this exhibit. All that’s in there are some turtles on a log; you see turtles in the pond behind your house every day. You read the plague and it reads Murray River Turtle (Emydura Macquarii). You cross to the exhibit on the right.
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One final note (not a criticism:D), scientific names only capitalise the genus, never the species or subspecies parts of the name. So above it should read (Emydura macquarii).
 
zooboy28 said:
@ThylacineAlive; I really liked the collection of species you had in your Tylacine Reserve exhibit, that would be a great collection to see. However, I didn't like the layout, which seemed to be a generally higgledy-piggeldy mix of random species, unconnected by any overall theme (e,g, taxonomy, habitat, etc). I think you could greatly improve your exhibit by rearranging the species to represent the habitats they live in - e.g. desert, grassland, bushland, rainforest - which would provide a much more informative experience to the visitors. For example, the first parrot aviaries don't appear to be differentiated at all, so people will assume that Sulphur-crested and Palm Cockatoos are from the same habitat.

Also, you should ditch the NZ and New Caledonian animals, as I can't see their relevance to an Australian exhibit (or just move them to the end or something). Finally, I think you fail some species, such as the Murray River Turtle (and others) when you don't do anything to exhibit them interestingly, and therefore the visitors don't learn anything.



One final note (not a criticism:D), scientific names only capitalise the genus, never the species or subspecies parts of the name. So above it should read (Emydura macquarii).
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1) I tired to do that. If you read carefully, I say that the first part is a dry grassland and the second part is a forest (with wetland animals all coming at the beginning of the forest). Some species I forgot to have in the original plan so I squeezed them in where I could (ex. wombat and echidna). I couldn't done better with the parrot exhibits.:o
2) I don't plan to add an exhibit that would be more appropriate for these species and I really wanted them so I simply added them in the exhibit which represent the area closest to them.
3) I did not know this. I've been making this mistake for years!!:eek: Thank you I'll try to remember this. As they say, 'you can't teach an old dog new tricks!':D
 
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