cloudedleopard
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Love It!Okay here's a zoo I would build if I had the money to build it.
Here's a List of exhibits at the zoo and their themes:
Wild America: Animals of the United States.
Asian Forest: Animals native to areas of Asia; such as China, Japan, Russia and Mongolia.
Kids Zoo: Petting Zoo and Farm for kids of all ages.
Asian Elephant Center and House: Asian Elephants and their role in nature and culture.
African Plains: Animals of the African Savannah.
South American Pampas: Animals native to the Grasslands of South America.
Orangutan Jungle: Orangutans, Komodo Dragons and other animals native to Indonesia and New Guinea.
Cold Arctic: Polar Bears and other animals of the Arctic Circle.
Wild America:
The first exhibit you visit when you enter the zoo; you will see the first two habitats before you even enter the zoo: a Rocky mountain habitat for BigHorn Sheep and Mountain Goats; and a large flight cage for the Endangered Californian Condor. The only way to see the rest of the zoo is, of course, to give your ticket to the ticket booth before seeing a lot more animals. You will then see the habitats for Cougars and Bobcats who are only separated from you by a glass-viewing window. Next you will see the flight cage for two famous American birds mixed in the same cage: the Bald Eagle and the Common Raven. The flight cage also comes with a pond filled with live trout for the Bald eagles to feed on. There are also habitats for Peregrine Falcon, Red-Tailed Hawk, Turkey and Black Vultures, Barn Owl and Great Horned Owl. You will later see the mixed grasslands exhibit with American Bison, Pronghorn, Elk, Whitetail Deer, Whooping Cranes, Sandhill Cranes and Wild Turkey. Nearby is the habitat for Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs and the habitat for Coyotes and, separated from the ungulates and birds by a deep moat, is a pack of Mexican Gray Wolves. You will then see and enter the American Cabin which offers a closer view of the wolves as well as indoor habitats for the other following endangered species of the United States: Black Footed Ferret, American Pika, Idaho Ground Squirrel and Attwater's Prairie Chicken. After leaving the American Cabin, you will see the final habitat of the exhibit: a mixed habitat of Moose, Trumpeter Swan and various species of Wetland Birds of the United States. You will then leave Wild America and enter Asian Forest
Asian Forest:
Next is the Asian Forest, which is dedicated to animals from various areas of Asia, many of which are endangered. The first animals you will see are the first non-American mammals you will see during your visit at the zoo: Japanese Serow and Tufted Deer. Nearby is the flight cage for the Golden Eagles, which is similar to the Bald Eagle exhibit in Wild America as well as the following species of Asian cranes: Red Crowned, White-Naped, Demoiselle and Siberian. You will later run into some more Asian mammals, which include the Mixed Exhibit for Przewalski Horses and Pe're David's Deer, the Habitat for the rare yet adorable Red Pandas and the large exhibit for one of if not the most endangered big cat in the world- the Amur Leopard. Glass-viewing windows give guests the chance to see Amur Leopards and Red Pandas up close. Next are the habitat for the Dhole or Red Dog and the habitat for Japanese Macaques or Snow Monkeys which comes with a swimming pool and hot tub for the monkeys. The final exhibit here is the habitat for Tibetan Yaks and Himalayan Tahr before heading to the Kid's Zoo.
Kid's Zoo:
If you bring children who want to get closer to farm animals, this is the area for your kids. The Red Barn with various animals in and near it is very hard to miss. Before entering the barn, you will walk through a bridge with a large Koi and Carp Pond under it. You will then start to heard the sounds of various farm animals who make their home in the Red Barn. These include Clydesdale and Andalusian Horses, Shetland and Exmoor Ponies, Domesticated Donkeys, Nigerian, Boer and African Pygmy Goats, Hampshire and Jacob Sheep, Pot-Bellied Pigs, Belted Galloway, Holstein and Jersey Cows, Texas LongHorn, Asian Water Buffalo, Llamas, Alpacas, Fallow Deer, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Norway Rats, Chinchillas, Various Breeds of Domestic Dogs and Cats (Which would probably be put down if the zoo didn't take them in), Ferrets, American Mink, Red Fox, Domestic Turkeys, Domestic Chickens, Pheasants, Quails, Peafowl, Various species of Owls, Domestic Ducks and Geese, Rock Pigeons, Crows, Various non-venomous Snakes from Europe and North America, Various Geckos and Chameleons, Bearded Dragons, Various species Tortoises and Various species of Frogs and Toads. As you leave the Red Barn towards the Asian Elephant Center and House, you will walk on another bridge above a pond of various species of Turtles, Sliders and Terrapins. This exhibit will also allow volunteers to get their first job working with animals by getting them to work with the animals here.
Asian Elephant Center and House:
This exhibit is home to a herd of the largest species at the Zoo- Asian Elephants. This exhibit will be very similar to the Upcoming Elephant Lands exhibit at the Oregon Zoo. It will promise lots of land and water for the elephants. You will first see the large swimming pool for the elephants to swim and clean themselves. There is also a large indoor Elephant House for elephants to stay in during the cold winter times, similar to the large elephant house at the Columbus Zoo. During the entire time you are inside and outside the Asian Elephant Center and House, you will see useful signs and posters telling various stories about elephants and their role in nature and in human culture and how you could keep elephants away from becoming extinct. The elephants also get lots of enrichment, including big larges and monster truck tires.
African Plains:
After the Asian Elephant Center and House, this is probably the second largest area in the zoo- African Plains. As it's name suggests, African Plains is themed on animals that live in or near the African Savannah. The first animals you will see as you leave the Asian Elephant Center and House and enter the African Plains are three of the most popular predators of Africa- Cheetahs, Spotted Hyenas and African Wild Dogs. This area comes with glass-viewing walls to see these beautiful predators up close. You will then see the exhibit for one of the most dangerous of all African Herbivores- the Cape Buffalo, who are peaceful in this habitat with Grant's Gazelle, Gerenuk, Bontebok and Red Hartebeest (which will probably be the only herd of the Hartebeest in the US). Then there is one of the largest habitats in all of the zoo- the African Savannah habitat; Which features Masai and Rothschild Giraffes, Grevy's Zebra, Greater Kudu, Blue Wildebeest, Impala, Ostrich and Kori Bustard all in the same, large habitat. Visitors might sometimes even get the chance to feed the giraffes. You will also see various habitats near this large habitat; which include a habitat with Honey Badgers, another habitat with Vervet and Black and White Colobus Monkeys living together, and a mixed habitat for two endangered ungulates from Africa: the Arabian Oryx and the Somali Wild Ass. Next is the walkthrough African Aviary, which has the following birds in the same habitat: Lesser Flamingos, White Storks, Gray Crowned Cranes, Wattled Cranes, Cattle Egrets, Great White Pelicans, Goliath Heron, Hammerhop, Sacred and Hadada Ibis, African Spoonbill, Egyptian and African Pygmy Geese, Various species of Whistling Ducks, Spur-Winged Goose, Vulturine and Helmeted Guineafowl, African Jacana, African Plovers, African Green Pigeons and Various species of Turacos. There is also one non-bird species in the aviary-the Red Flanked Duiker. Next is the Hippopotamus Pool and Yard, which could be big enough to keep up to at least five or six Nile Hippopotamus in both the yards and the large swimming pool. Next door is the large Hippopotamus Barn. Like the Elephant Barn, this Hippo Barn is for holding Hippos during the cold winter months. There are also various indoor habitats for various African animals- one for various species of Weaver Birds, some for various species of African Reptiles, such as tortoises and lizards, one for African Rock Python, one for Bat-Eared Foxes and Cape Pangolins, one for Dwarf Mongooses, African Gray Parrots and Red-Billed and Yellow Billed Hornbills, one for Yellow Mongooses, Rock Hyrax and Klipspringer, one for Black and Roufus Elephant Shrews, one for Black-Footed Cats, one for Naked Mole Rats, one for a large colony of Meerkats, one for Hissing Cockroaches, one for Nile Monitor and even a large habitat for large Nile Crocodiles with an underwater view. As you leave the African Plains to enter South American Pampas, you will see a habitat for Warthogs and Aardvarks, a habitat for African Vultures and Marabou Storks and a habitat for Okapis and Yellow-Backed Duikers. There is also an island with Ring Tailed andMongoose Lemurs.
South American Pampas:
This exhibit is based around animals native to the Pantanal wetlands of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. As with African Plains, South American Pampas also comes with an Aviary with birds native to their respected continent. These birds include Chilean and Andean Flamingos, Cattle Egrets, Jabiru Storks, Roselate Spoonbills, Scarlet Ibis, White-Faced Ibis, Southern Screamers, Orinoco Goose, Black Necked Swan, Various Species of Whistling Ducks, Curassows, Sunbittern, Red Legged Serimena, Various species of Macaws and Amazon Parrots, Various species of Toucans, Wattled Jacana, and Hoatzin. There are also Red-Footed and Yellow Footed Tortoises in the Aviary. The next habitat will be for Capybara and Nutria, the signs tell about the damage of the latter species when it was introduced worldwide. There are also two other mixed exhibits: one for Maned Wolves and Giant Anteaters and one for Guanaco, Marsh Deer and Greater Rhea. You will also find Tufted Capuchin Monkeys, Cotton-Top and Golden Lion Tamarins, Pygmy Marmosets, Collared Peccaries, Bush Dogs, White-Nosed Coati, Ocelot, Two Toed and Three Toed Sloths, Various species of Armadillos, Collared Anteaters, Pacas and Agoutis and three types of Crocodilian-Orinoco Crocodile, Spectacled Caiman and Dwarf Caiman, as well as Various species of lizards, snakes and turtles native to South America. The last habitats you will see before you enter Orangutan Jungle are those for Harpy Eagles and King Vultures.
Orangutan Jungle:
This exhibit is focused on Animals native to the Indonesian Archipelago, from Orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra to Cassowaries in New Guinea. The first habitat you will see is that for the small flight cage for the beautiful yet Endangered Bali Mynah, as well as cages for other Asian birds such as Various species of Asian Hornbills, Red Junglefowl, Brush-Turkey, Nicobar Pigeon, Emerald Dove, Orange-Footed Scrubfowl, Great Argus, Green Peafowl, Various species of Cockatoos and Cockatiels, Magpie Goose, Kookaburra, Milky and Black-Necked Storks, Serpent Eagles, Birds of Paradise and a large walkthrough Lorikeet Aviary where guests can feed these colorful birds. Next is a large habitat for Cassowary and then a mixed habitat of Sulawesi Palm Civet, Babirusa and Lowland Anoa. Next is a habitat for Muntjac Deer and Asian Small Clawed Otters. Finally you will see the large habitat for the main attractions of this exhibit- the Orangutans and Siamangs who live in the same habitat. This exhibit comes with both Indoor and Outdoor views of the Zoo's orangutan family as well as their Siamang neighbors. After leaving the Indoor area of the Orangutan exhibit you will enter the Asian Reptile House; which includes various species of Reptiles native to Asia and Australia; this includes one of if not the largest indoor Komodo Dragon and False Gharial Habitats in the World. There are also habitats for Olive Python, Reticulated Python, Green Tree Python, Burmese Python, Spotted Python, Blood Python, Asian Water Monitor, Green Tree Monitor, Goannas, Peretines, Frilled Lizards, Sailfin Lizards, Tokay Geckos, Blue Tongued Skink, Pig-Nosed Turtle, Asian Leaf Turtles, Malayan Box Turtles, Painted and River Terrapins and various species of Snake-Necked Turtles. Other non-reptilian animals in this exhibit include Slender Lorises, Chevrotain, Flying Foxes (aka Fruit Bats) and Tree-Shrews. As you leave Orangutan Jungle to enter Cold Arctic, you will see habitats for Proboscis Monkeys, Douc Langurs, Fishing Cats and Binturongs.
Cold Arctic:
The final exhibit at the zoo to visit, this area is focused on animals from the Arctic in such areas as Greenland, Norway and Hudson Bay. The first animals you will see is a habitat for the large herd of Caribou or Reindeer. Next you will see the habitats for Ermine, Wolverine, Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Norway Lemmings, Rock Ptarmigan, Eider Ducks, Common Loon, Stellar's Sea Eagle, Tundra Swan, Emperor Goose, Red-Breasted Goose and the Mixed habitat with Snowy Owls and Ravens together. The final exhibit you will see, of course, is one of if not the largest exhibit for Polar Bears in the World. Based on their home in Churhill, Canada, the habitat will feature lots of space for the Polar Bears to roam around as well as a very large pool for Polar Bears to swim around in that also comes with live Trout for them to feed on. This is be a very cool, world-classed Polar Bear exhibit.
What do you guys think about my zoo?
I would rate Wild America a 9 out of 10, Asian Forest a 10, Kids Zoo a 10, Elephants an 8, African Savanna a 9, SA Pampas 9, Orang Jungle 9, and Cold Arctic 7, with the highest rating being a 10 for all 8 or 80, so your zoo is a 71 out of a possible 80 in my zoo rating system.
My zoos are worse than the Cleveland Browns
. Another aviary would follow (netted) of western meadowlark, Baird's sparrow, longspur, and bobolink (1 acre). A covered wagon trail would connect the aviaries with the other exhibits- a building for herps (3-toed box turtle, common snapping turtle, milksnake, hognose snake, 5-lined skink, diamondback rattlesnake, green frog, bullfrog, and American toad), and mammal exhibits- a 2-acre Kansas whitetail deer exhibit with grass, trees, enrichment, and a small pool. Mule deer would have another 2 acres. The whitetail deer and mule deer could choose to go into the 15-acre exhibit for bison, elk and pronghorn. A black-tailed prairie dog town would have tunnels and a bubble for kids to pop up in. Swift foxes would have an acre of prairie, with a viewing cave. The last exhibit would be a prairie farm with Holstein cows and plow horses.
