Dream wildlife park revised

Davdhole

Davdhole

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So I've done this before quite some time ago, but I don't really care for how I typed everything out and described it. It's just basic area names and a list of animals. I hate to seem spammy, but I don't know how I could edit or remove that post in favor of this one or for it to look similar to this.

Anyways, I know for something of this scale I'd have to have a lot of money and start off smaller and build up to what I want to be, but here's what it will be one day. If you want, you can leave feedback or advice.

I don't have a name for this park, but I have "narrowed" down a location either somewhere in the Carolinas, Tennesee, or Florida. Not Georgia for some reason, but that's beside the main point. And I did say park, because one day I hope to add some smaller scale rides like a white water raft, carousel, and maybe a simulator ride or two. Anyways, here's the wildlife park of somewhere in the south.
 
Right after guests get past the ticket booth, there will be a large pond-type habitat like most zoos have. Separated from guests by a fence of wood is a small flamboyance of Chilean flamingo. With the birds, a few roseate spoonbills and white ibis will reside. The habitat will be mostly water with a large chunk of land in the back of it, allowing a basking opportunity alongside the few logs in the water for some Mississippi map turtles, as well as an area for the birds to rest on when they want to leave the water.

Southern Trail
Guests will stroll down a path where teasings of wolf sightings will await them. Signs, paw prints indented into the pathway, and audio of howling will prepare guests until they reach a path to the right. They will journey down it where more audio of howling, rustling foliage, and playful wolf yipping can be heard. Once all the teasing is done, a large fenced or netted habitat with mock rock, logs, an uprooted tree, and a small pond housing around 2-5 Mexican wolves will appear. This exhibit will lead guests to stairs and a ramp that shows more of the exhibit and ahead, a small cabin. Inside, many reading opportunities that teach about the history of wolf conservation and their role in the environment will be about, and the domestication of dogs. Near the exit of the cabin, another viewing opportunity of the wolves, this time from behind glass.

After the wolves, guests will head out of the cabin and continue back on the main path, eventually coming across a smaller netted habitat for two red foxes. This exhibit is right in front of an indoor exhibit (kind of like NC Zoo's arctic fox habitat). This indoor area is an aviary for Southeastern US songbirds and a few other birds. The birds featured here are-
Northern cardinal
Blue jay
American robin
Red-bellied woodpecker
Northern mockingbird
American goldfinch
Mourning dove
Wood duck

In the aviary, there will be two netted-off sections near the exit. One enclosure will house a red-tailed hawk. The other, out of the hawk's view, will house a great horned owl.

After the aviary, the main path continues, of course, eventually to two large wooden pens like some may use for rabbits outdoors, complete with a house-like shelter attached (I'm not the best at describing some things.) One pen will hold a Virginia opossum, and the other will have a raccoon.

The last exhibit of this pathway is under a shelter (poor description again) most like many glass viewing areas. This will be a large freshwater tank, about the size of the giant fish tank in Zoo Miami's Amazon and Beyond. In this tank, mock rock, logs, and living aquatic plants. The animals-
Largemouth bass
Blue catfish
Pumpkinseed sunfish
Redear sunfish
Bluegill
Warmouth
Longnose gar
River cooter

More to come.
 
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Park Central
Like Discovery Island in the middle of DAK, this will be the center of the park with a few random animal exhibits. Several buildings such as shops, smaller-scale restaurants, and a few concession stands will be here. I don't know how this will really look, so the description of exhibit placement and all won't be the best. But here it is.

Another medium-sized pond exhibit similar to the flamingos' but grassier will be here. Logs and pine trees are scattered in here, and a small waterfall rushing into the pond will be near the back of this habitat. Living here, around five North American river otters. A path leading away from the otters will continue down and away from all the shops and other stuff. Guests will notice the pathway begin to elevate slightly and become a wooden bridge-like structure as water begins to surround them, along with the sounds of singing frogs. Soon, they will discover they were slightly lifted from a swamp of American alligators and Peninsula cooters. After observing the ancient reptiles and moving on, a large den-like walkthrough will appear. In this den, a few terrariums in its walls. One terrarium will have pine straw, dead leaves, and coconut husk as substrate. A half-log hide and some plants will provide a hiding opportunity for a Southern copperhead. Near the pit viper, a similar but larger terrarium with some scattered pinecones will house an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, timber rattlesnake, and gray rat snake. Across those terrariums in this den-like shelter, more terrariums. One will be a similar size to the mixed snake exhibit, but with sand, rocks, and some succulents. Residing in here, a Western diamondback rattlesnake and Northern Pacific rattlesnake. A terrarium near the desert snakes will have reptile bark for substrate, and log and rock hides, all for a giant ameiva. Next to the lizard ate the two last terrariums, one similar to the Eastern diamondback exhibit. In here, a Fowler's toad. The final tank has coconut husk and large river stones leading to a small filtered pond for an American bullfrog.

Guests will exit the semi-outdoor den structure and proceed down the path. Surprisingly, another pond habitat for a small group of muscovy ducks. After the ducks, the path will feed guests back out at the center with the otters, shops, and food area.
 
Park Central, like I said, will be similar to DAK's Discovery Island, so just like it, Park Central will have each path to the park's different sections. We'll go to the Amazon Rainforest section first.

Into the Amazon
This section will remain heavily planted with trees and other native foliage of the state the park will be in. Various bird and frog calls will be played from speakers hidden behind the vegetation. The first exhibit fences the guests away from a southern tamandua. With the anteater, fake termite mounds, hollow logs for hiding and sleeping, and both living and mock trees and other structures for climbing.
Proceeding down the path, an island will soon come to view. Several trees and clusters of bushes decorate the island. Inhabiting the water-surrounded chunk of land, scarlet macaws, blue and gold macaws, military macaws, and a couple of hyacinth macaws.

Continuing further into the great forest, a larger island also full of trees and other foliage will be here. On it, 4-5 South American squirrel monkeys, and with them, a couple of black-handed spider monkeys.

A short stroll away from the islands, a large moderately planted exhibit with a moat will house a giant anteater. Up in the trees in the anteater's habitat, a toco toucan and a keel-billed toucan.
About a minute of walking later, an exhibit is situated a bit lower than the guests, a few bushes are scattered around. Several trees, including one right in the middle of the exhibit, will all be for a couple of Hoffman's two-toed sloths. Just yards away from the sloths, another huge netted off habitat for several small monkeys including-
Golden lion tamarin
Cotton-top tamarin
Emperor tamarin
Across the tamarins, a replica of their habitat for a small troop of common marmosets.

Another large tank similar to the one in Southern Trail will come after the sloths and monkeys. In this giant tank-
Black pacu
Redtail catfish
Arapaima
Two more tanks will be almost beside this giant river tank. The larger of the two will be for a shoal of red-bellied piranha, and the smaller one across the carnivorous fish will be for an electric eel.

Almost at the end of this trail, a giant stony building made to look like an anaconda's head will gape before guests. Visitors will enter into the snake's jaws and into basically a reptile house. The first terrarium is the largest. This enclosure is green with live plants clustered about, and giant hollow logs and small fake trees add to it. As the reptile fogger adds humidity and an eerie vibe to the tank, guests will be searching in the plants, logs, and water for a green anaconda. Across the world's heaviest snake and a few feet down, a terrarium for an Amazon basin emerald tree boa. Living with this beautiful snake, about six strawberry poison dart frogs.

A large terrarium will be similar to the anaconda's, just with shallower water. In here, a plumed basilisk. Across the lizard, an exhibit with coco husk and dead leaves. For hiding, several large live plants and bark stacked to hide the large bushmaster and his tank mates, the golden poison dart frogs. Down the dark hall, the last couple of terrariums. The largest of the last two is an aquatic exhibit with sandy substrate, lilypads scattered across the surface, and a few logs and aquatic plants underwater. Both red-spotted river turtles and yellow-spotted river turtles will reside here. The final terrarium and the one across the turtles will be identical to the bushmaster, but for another viper, the fer-de-lance.

After surviving being "eaten" by the anaconda, visitors now are back outside and soon come across another low-sitting habitat. This one is mostly grassy and has fewer trees and bushes, but a large pond for 2-4 giant river otters. However, this is a rotation habitat, so once the otters go in for the day, they will be replaced by a small pack of around four bush dogs.
We're nearing the end of Into the Amazon, and we're approaching a cave. Large paw prints are indented in the ground and entering the cave. Fake but realistic animal bones are randomly placed in the cave. Leading up to the cave dweller, small terrariums with creepy creatures. In the first to be seen, a coconut hide, stacked bark, plants, and bark substrate makes a home for a goliath birdeater. Across the giant spider, a similar but larger terrarium for an Amazonian giant centipede. Further down, more fake but realistic animal bones begin piling up, and a replica of some large animal's carcass, likely a tapir or capybara. The end of the cave has been reached, and large hollowed out area, like a giant hole in the wall, seemingly hides the moat in front of the large grassy habitat with a few spread-out trees, clusters of bushes, and a pond, giving the illusion that the jaguar is more than capable of jumping into the cave and reaching the guests. A standard jaguar will be out when the black jaguar is inside and vise versa.

Into the Amazon is complete and we head back to Park Central to go down another trail.
 
Now for the biggest and most likely the most popular part of the park, the African section. This section will be split into a few smaller ones. Here it is.
Africa
Guests enter Africa with traditional African music greeting them, along with two large African sculptures facing each other. A small African town with fruit, meat, and seafood stands and markets will add to the atmosphere. Past the stands and markets, a sign reading Safari will guide guests to a hut-like building where the queue begins. The queue will feature a few small fenced-in exhibits with smaller animals for the guests to observe as they wait. The first enclosure is pretty basic and grassy. It'll be for two Southern white-faced owls. As guests continue down the queue, an indoor climate-controlled exhibit will house two different species depending on the season. During the fall and winter, this enclosure will be heated and for 2-4 African spur-thighed tortoises. During spring and summer, the exhibit will be slightly cooler and house 1-2 African crested porcupines.

The queue continues into an indoor section with a small lobby with African carvings of animals such as giraffes and elephants. On the desk, a large desert-like tank for a couple of Armadillo girdled lizards. After exiting the lobby, the last exhibit is another admittedly plain fenced-in habitat similar to the owls', just with a pond. In here, an African openbill.
The queue finally ends, and open-air trucks empty one batch of guests and fill up with the next. Now we go on a safari.

Safari
This ride is inspired by Busch Garden's Serengeti Safari, DAK's Kilimanjaro Safaris, and NC Zoo's savanna habitat.

The first section the truck enters is themed on the Sahara and Namib Deserts. There will be few plants here, and considering the location (besides Florida), the red clay dirt exposed after park construction will give the desert look and feel, although there will be large stretches of grass for the hoofstock's safety during rain and for food. Here, herds of several antelope like the addax will go as they please. With the small herd of addax, a group of scimitar-horned oryx and addra gazelle lives. The truck drives past the antelope and stops in front of a habitat separated by a moat. Rocky outcroppings provide hiding and enrichment for two fennec foxes. This short barren yard doesn't come to an end without the mention and appearance of a domestic but feral animal, the Namib desert horse.

The truck moves on into the largest and most diverse area of the safari. Acres of green grass, sparse trees, and bushes give the savanna appearance to this area. Feeding on the canopy of the trees, a small herd of five reticulated giraffes. Feeding below the giraffes and across the entire savanna, several hoofstock and bird species-
Grant's gazelle
Topi
Grevy's zebra
Sable antelope
Ostrich
East African grey-crowned crane
Giant eland
Nyala
Lappet-faced vulture
Cattle egret
In this yard, another exhibit separated by a moat will house one of two of a previously mentioned species, once again, depending on the time of year. During the cooler months, African crested porcupines live beyond the hoofstock, birds, and trucks. During the warmer months, African spur-thighed tortoises replace the rodents.
The truck continues beyond a barrier of some type keeping savanna yard 1 animals separated from savanna yard 2. Before entering yard 2, another moat habitat keeps guests safe from 2-3 cape buffalo. This moat is filled with water and lilies for African jacana.
Yard 2 is insights and a herd of five Southern white rhinoceros grazes and wallows about. Not too far away-
Marabou stork
Southern ground hornbill
Gemsbok
Crested guineafowl
Another exhibit is separated by a long, deep moat, and decorated with trees and some enrichment items. Earlier in the day, a troop of vervet monkeys lives. Later in the day, the vervets go inside and are replaced by a troop of olive baboons.
The truck crosses a bridge suspended above the ground indented with elephant tracks. Adding to the signs of elephants, fallen trees and trampled vegetation. Another barrier and more teasing now brings the truck full of guests to a grand exhibit similar to NC Zoo's elephant habitat. The exhibit spans so far the elephants appear to be mere ants if far enough. One section of this grand habitat will be fenced away for a bull African bush elephant. In the bigger yard, a herd of three cow African bush elephants.
Two more moat habitats will come after a short drive from the elephants. To the right is the smaller exhibit that holds two servals. A bit further down and two the left, the last rotation habitat with a few trees, bushes, and a rocky den. During the earlier times of the day, a pack of African wild dogs roams. Later in the day, the dogs head inside and give the habitat to two leopards.

Yard 3 is past the next barrier, and here are more cattle egrets. A couple of other species that stock this yard-
Impala
Nile lechwe
Kori bustard
A pond with a medium-sized island keeps African black ducks and African spoonbill.

After the island, an infamous rocky outcropping known as the kopje appears, and built on the center of it, a den for the great beasts to rest in. Hidden by the deep moat, grassy land for a pride of African lions to stroll, play, and relax. Two male lions and three lionesses share this habitat. After the big cats, another barrier separates the final yard, but instead of a savanna, this is a small forest. A fence made of wood bound together similar to the fence at the flamingo exhibit keeps a small group of free-roaming red river hogs away from an exhibit with a medium-sized pond. With the pond, a large shore to keep the shy African slender-snouted crocodiles as visible as possible.

This is all for now, but I will post more tomorrow.
 
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Africa will have two more trails in it, so guests won't have to head back to Park Central to see more African wildlife. After the safari, the first seen trail will have a statue of a gorilla leading to another heavily planted trail.
The Congo
After venturing past the sign and gorilla statue, guests head into this forest and are soon greeted by a Congolese village. Visitors can go inside the huts where a few will have terrariums in the walls to represent smaller animal species able to easily enter these homes. The terrariums will have a pretty identical design with some variation in size, hide placement and type, and substrate. Living in these enclosures-
Gaboon viper
Eastern green mamba
Cameroon toad
Past the village and further down the path, a moderately planted and grassy exhibit separated from guests with a moat holds an okapi, and with the creature, two yellow-backed duiker. Guests continue on and eventually come across a bridge elevated above two habitats on each side, similar to the one at Jacksonville Zoo in their Africa loop. On the left side, a habitat similar to the okapi and duiker's, just a few more plants. In here, an Eastern bongo, and with it, two blue duiker. On the right side, a giant net is sprawled out to keep the bridge of guests and antelope separate from the large exhibit filled with both real trees and artificial leafless ones with ropes connected to them all. Here, two Wolf's guenons, two De Brazza's monkeys, and four Angolan black and white colobus monkeys. Continuing down the bridge, the net ends and is replaced by a cluster of trees remaining. Soon, the next exhibit, nearly identical to the monkeys', but for a troop of mandrills, one male and two females.
The bridge leads to a small building where a giant viewing window holding back gallons of water meets guests. In the water, a massive school of various African cichlids, and if lucky, a sighting of an ornate bichir or two, and even a Mbu pufferfish. One more small school of fish shares this artificial lake with the other fish, the ripon barbel. The rest of this habitat is land with grass, rocky outcroppings, and a few trees, all for the male and female pygmy hippopotamus and the couple of saddle-billed storks that live here. To the right of this large window, a smaller aquarium built into a large fake tree. Swimming in the tank of lilies and other aquatic plants used for cover, a leopard bushfish.
To the left of the giant window and across the bushfish tank, wooden double doors are the first barrier before the hanging rubber chains. Guests sift through the chains and enter an aviary. This large, heavily planted habitat houses-
African gray macaw
Goliath heron
Pied kingfisher
Black-bellied seedcracker
Hamerkop
Black-cheeked lovebird
Great blue turaco
Similar to the Southern Trail aviary, there's a fenced-off habitat for a pair of palm nut vultures.
The guests exit the aviary and take a bit of a walk down the path where audio of beating chests, snarls, and huffs come from the foliage. More trees appear, providing shade. Evidence of some animals resting here remains, like giant leaf nests on the ground (artificial of course to keep the appearance and to keep insects and other animals from eating them). A deep moat protected by a wooden fence separates a large habitat with a moderate amount of trees and a few artificial ones. A waterfall rushes into a stream in the moat. A family of Western lowland gorillas lives here, one silverback and four females. Past the gorillas, the path essentially circles back around where guests can get a different viewing angle of certain habitats as they exit this trail.


 
Now the final trail in Africa.
Great Grasslands
This trail provides a viewing opportunity mainly for savanna animals not featured on the safari. More traditional African music plays as visitors stroll to the first exhibit. This habitat is separated by a moderately low glass barrier and is similar in appearance to Houston Zoo's gorilla exhibit, just smaller. A pair of common warthogs share this habitat with five dwarf mongooses.
Moving on, a habitat with a moat to keep the animal(s) back is large and grassy with few trees, and in the middle of it, a rock den. This is a rotation exhibit for an aardvark and a male and female spotted hyena. Further down the path, two large habitats are across each other. One is up on a balcony where stairs and a ramp give the guests access to it. Over this balcony, guests get a view of the safari's yard 3, where they can watch the trucks drive by and see-
Impala
Nile lechwe
Kori bustard
Of course, from this view, the kopje will be the centerpiece, so if lucky, the lions can be seen from the balcony, too.
Downstairs and the ramp, the habitat across the balcony safari view, a large savanna exhibit with mud wallows, a pond, and rock outcroppings house an Eastern black rhinoceros, and if possible, a small herd of lesser kudu, one bull and two cows. Further down the trail, nothing astounding, but not bad at all. This exhibit will be similar to Chewhaw Zoo's red wolf exhibit, so another fenced-off habitat. In here, a pair of black-backed jackals. Not too far from the canids, a small building is off to the side but in perfect view. Guests enter and are met with several terrariums varying in size for-
Nile monitor
Red spitting cobra
Black mamba
Geometric tortoise
Meller's chameleon
African rock python
Western leopard toad
King baboon tarantula
Giant land snail
Past the reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates and near the exit, a large wall with several small windows is here. Each window has a tunnel, all for the colony of naked mole rats.
After the indoor area, guests continue down the trail of African animal sculptures and happen upon a few wooden bird exhibits with fencing keeping them in, similar to many of Zoo Atlanta's bird habitats. These will hold-
Golden-breasted starling
Superb starling
Yellow-billed hornbill
Another bird exhibit similar in appearance but, larger and with glass and completely closed off is for a flock of Southern carmine bee-eaters. The final bird habitat is the largest and is separated by fencing. In here, an African fish eagle.
The last habitat is about the size of the black rhino's, and similar in appearance. Here, a pair of cheetahs. After the cats, guests head back to the exit of this section and into Park Central again for another section.



 
The next path from the center of the park, Asia.

Asia
The first exhibit is an outdoor viewing via a large window. Mostly grassy with a large pool and a couple of trees. During the warmer months, an Asian water monitor lives here. During the cooler months, the lizard goes into its indoor habitat that's closed from the public during warm months, and vise versa.
Guests continue down the trail in the middle of crumbled ancient ruins. On the ruins, carvings of various plant and animals together. An entrance to a temple leads guests into a dimly lit hall where a tropical terrarium holding a king cobra is seen first. Audio of chattering monkeys and snarling big cats adds to the ambiance. An old sign warning of venomous reptiles prepares guests for a large enclosure protecting the temple travelers with glass. Inside, rock outcroppings, rock dens, artificial vines, a small pool, and live plants make the Komodo dragon feel at home. In the temple's wall to the right of the dragon, a terrarium holding an Indian cobra. Guests traverse past the reptiles, and a light at the end of the tunnel gives signs of an exit, but not without another glass viewing. This exhibit is around the same size as the dragon's, but with hollow logs, artificial trees, vines, and a hammock hanging in between two of the fake trees. In this habitat, a binturong. After the bearcat and further down the hall, a short stone wall keeps guests away from the habitat situated lower than them. A waterfall rushes into a pond, and the chunk of land provides a basking opportunity for tomistoma, spotted pond turtles, and Indian roofed turtles. Across this habitat, a large terrarium holds a mainland reticulated python. The final terrarium feet before the exit is a small tropical one with a shallow pool of water at the bottom, and large river stones as substrate. A small mangrove tree near a heat lamp gives the mangrove snake a chance to warm up.

Visitors exit the ruins and traverse down the trail to a cave-like overhead exhibit. Behind the glass, a few trees and ropes provide shelter and hanging areas for a small colony of Indian flying foxes. Across the bats is are two islands clustered with trees and bushes. One island holds two Javan gibbons and two siamangs. On the lush island across the lesser apes, a rotation exhibit for one species but different individuals. For some of the day, a male Bornean orangutan has the island to himself. For the rest of the day, two female Bornean orangutans stay here. Each island has ropes connected to the entrance/exit of the apes' indoor habitats.

Proceeding further down the trail, about an acre of land comes to view. In this grassy plains exhibit with a few trees spread out, several herbivores and some birds live here. Three bantengs, one bull and two cows are the biggest animals in here. Three axis deer, a buck and two does, as well as a small herd of blackbuck share this habitat with the bovines. The last animals are a pair of painted storks and a pair of sarus cranes. A giant wall of boulders sections off this habitat for a male and female babirusa.
Moving on, visitors happen upon an exhibit similar to Disney's lemur habitat. Fake leafless trees, real trees, and ropes provide climbing for a clouded leopard. Not too far from the cat, large paw prints lead guests deeper into the "forest" where more trees begin to become present. Growls and chuffs are heard and are soon followed by bird and monkey alarm calls. Signs warning of tiger sightings appear before an ancient temple cracking as vines grow over and in it. Under a shelter of the temple but still outdoors, a grand viewing window gives guests a peek into the habitat. Right at the glass, a pool. The majority of the exhibit has bushes, openings in the temple's walls that provide hiding, and a crumbled statue in the middle. Here a male Sumatran tiger lives. Further down and still a part of this temple, another glass viewing, but lusher. This is where the female Sumatran tiger resides. A wall with realistic illustrations of each living tiger subspecies allows guests to compare their size with the big cats.
Leaving the tigers and down the path, a jungle exhibit with a moat is home to a sloth bear.
After the bear, guests notice the trail change a bit. Thickets of bamboo appear as music from an erhu is played from hidden speakers. Not too far from the bamboo, a window keeps guests away from a large habitat with clusters of bamboo and a small stream flowing. In this peaceful exhibit, a red panda. Past the panda, a small building comes within sight. Guests enter here, and inside, a room full of reading opportunities and actual items that teach about East Asian culture. A few animal exhibits are in here, too. An enclosure similar to something in Birmingham Zoo's Predators building is a home for four Japanese dwarf flying squirrels. Down the hall, a long terrarium full of plants and almost hidden by the fogger's fog is a pair of Chinese mountain vipers. The final terrarium is for a pair of Eurasian harvest mice.

Exiting the building, we near the final exhibit in Asia. Another aviary. A lush jungle-like habitat with some cluster of bamboo makes several species of birds feel at home. In here-
Common green magpie
Palawan peacock pheasant
Red junglefowl
Imperial pied pigeon
Siamese fireback
Indian peafowl
Black-naped oriole
Golden pheasant
Bali mynah
Indian paradise flycatcher
Mandarin duck
Jambu fruit dove
A netted off section will keep a pair of rhinoceros hornbills.

To be continued.
 
Now we take another path to the last continent-themed area of the park.

Adventure in Australia

Audio of didjeridoo music playing prepares guests for their adventure. To the right is the first exhibit. A medium-sized sandy habitat has a fence made of artificial logs crossed across each otherwith trees as a backdrop. In here, two yellow-footed rock wallabies live with three emus. A bit further down, a similar but larger habitat with rock outcroppings and dens makes a home for four red kangaroos and four Australian brush turkeys.
Guests walk a bit further down to a large fenced-in habitat for a male double-wattled cassowary. Slightly further down and across the cassowary, a large netted habitat with several perches, live trees, and logs provides a home for a laughing kookaburra. Not too much further down the path, a glass viewing is under an overhead shelter with an aboriginal hut-like roof. In this habitat behind the glass, a few artificial trees and live eucalyptus trees are for a male and female koala. Diagonal to the koala enclosure, another habitat similar to the jackals' but with a more desert appearance houses a pair of dingoes. Yards across the dingo, a small building accessible via stairs and a ramp. In here, guests find out it's a small reptile house. The exhibits are all desert-like, just varying in size and placement of things like rocks, hides, and other items. The animals in here include-
Inland taipan
Tiger snake
Black-headed python
Shingleback skink
Thorny devil
Australian water dragon
Sydney funnel-web spider
Australian huntsman spider
Cane toad
Magnificent tree frog
Northern corroboree frog

After the "reptile" house, another small building is further down and makes a dead end. In here, three tanks. One large tank is to the right when you enter, and is an outdoor exhibit with a large pool of water and most of it being land. In here, a saltwater crocodile. To the left, a small bubble tank with sea anemones and a pair of ocellaris clownfish. The main attraction in this building is a massive aquarium around the same size as the Indo-Pacific Reef tank at GA Aquarium. Various species of coral live here, and the fish that thrive with them are-
Yellow tang
Blue hippo tang
Powder blue tang
Tasselled wobbegong
White-tip reef shark
Blue-spotted stingray
Moorish idol
Sailfin tang
Orange shoulder tang
Achilles tang
Blonde naso tang
Bluespine unicornfish
Mandarinfish
Copperband butterfly fish
Yellowbanded sweetlips

This is the final exhibit in this section of the park, and soon comes the last trail in the park.

 
World Creature Watch

This last section of the park focuses on conservation and has species from any part of the world. The first exhibit is to the immediate left after entering this land. A large red clay habitat with stretches of grass is for a small herd of four Arabian oryxes. This part is a bit of a walk, but on the way, signs and other educational options teaching about conservation are on the side of the path on the way to the next exhibit, a grassy nearly treeless habitat for a key deer buck and two key deer does.

Further down the path, a trail to the right brings guests to a large building with three statues of conservation success species on the roof: a bald eagle, American alligator, and gray wolf.

In the building, guests first see a large desert-like terrarium right in front of them. In here, a pair of Aruba Island rattlesnakes. Guests continue to the left and enter a large room with more terrariums, a large outdoor habitat viewable via a large window, and interactive exhibits and signs teaching about endangered species, conservation, caring for the environment, and even a separate room that acts as a tribute or memorial for extinct species such as the thylacine, golden toad, dodo, and more. This will range anywhere from taxidermied specimens, to pictures, and to videos or audio of the species. In the main room, one of the first seen terrariums has pine straw, pinecones, and a hide made of bark. In here, an Eastern indigo snake lives with a gopher tortoise. Next to the snake and tortoise, a tropical forest-themed terrarium is a home to two Arakan forest turtles. The last terrarium on this side is the largest and is a beach theme, with sand for substrate and leaves of coastal trees. In here, a Jamaican iguana. In the middle of this large interactive room, a large corner tank clustered with live plants, vines, and a few rocks provides housing for Limosa harlequin frogs, lemur leaf frogs, and Panamanian golden frogs. Another large corner tank in the center of the room has more of a temperate forest look. In here, a pair of Wyoming toads. On the wall of the other side of this room, three terrariums. The first is a large desert habitat. Living here, a Mexican beaded lizard. The terrarium to the right is around the same size, and a bit more tropical, making a good home for a tuatara. The final terrarium holds a moderately low level of water and is decorated with driftwood and live plants. Two bog turtles live here. The large window showing the outdoor habitat full of trees and other foliage is for a Florida panther.

Another room in this large building holds more exhibits. All of these are viewable via glass. The first is pretty large and has fake trees for climbing and some live plants on the floor. In here, a Matschie's tree kangaroo. Next to the kangaroo is a tropical habitat with perches, ropes, artificial trees, and several live plants. Here, two red-handed tamarins and two pygmy marmosets live together. Next to the monkeys is a massive tropical habitat with several perches and live trees for a pair of Philippines eagles. On the other side, across these animals, the first exhibit is similar to the eagles' but smaller. Hollow logs and bushes provide cover for a brown kiwi. The exhibit next to the kiwi has artificial red rock designed to have a desert or canyon appearance. Like the eagles, netting tops this habitat and keeps a pair of California condors inside. Near the end, a habitat with ropes, fake and live trees, and a small cave are for a fossa. The final habitat is a large tropical exhibit with a large pond in the middle. Two Cuban crocodiles and four wood storks share this enclosure. Large, live and artificial trees will be present for the birds.

Outside of the building and to the right of the exit, a fence of sticks bound together keeps a small group of four Galapagos giant tortoises in their grassy habitat. With the tortoises, a small flock of brown pelicans.

After the tortoises and birds, guests take this diverted path back to the main path. Not much longer, a sandy habitat with rock outcroppings, dens, and live plants are not too far from a large pool of saltwater, all separated by two large windows. A colony of African penguins lives here. Across the penguins, an island full of trees and other plants provides cover for four ring-tailed lemurs, two red-ruffed lemurs, and two mongoose lemurs. Down the path, a moat separates a grassy enclosure with a large artificial baobab tree in the middle. In here, two Coquerel's sifakas.

Further down the main path, another trail diverges. Here, guests are led to a large blue building with fake icicles hanging from the ceiling and snowy peaks on the roof. Once you enter, a blast of crisp air cools you off, and a grand window allowing a view into a half rocky half grassy habitat and rocky mountain-like outcropping may allow a sighting of a snow leopard. Further down, another large window allows guests to see into a larger rocky and grassier exhibit. At the artificial rock shore, a large pool of saltwater provides a swimming opportunity for either a male polar bear. A huge rock den sits in the middle of the exhibit, and in the corner of the habitat, a den guests can see into with the walls carved and painted to look like Arctic ice. Outside of the building, a viewing with just a moat holding the bear back allows a different angle to see the habitat and bear.

The last section may not be too popular with Zoochatters, but provides a bit of extra fun and interaction for visitors. Here is a large barn that guests walk through to see pens where the animals go in for the night. In the barn walls, large tanks can be seen. One has live plants and a school of various goldfish varieties. This may not be too exciting, but it can provide a chance to educate the public on the care of these fish since most people seem to not provide what they truly need.

Outside of the barn, a large petting zoo. Logs, boulders, live plants, and climbing structures provide enrichment for the domestic animals. In the main yard-
Nubian goat
Nigerian dwarf goat
Toggenburg goat
Southdown babydoll sheep
Juliana pig
There will be a few fenced-off sections of the petting zoo for other animals. The largest fenced-off section will be for two Holstein cows. This allows guests to possibly pet larger animals without much risk of injury. Next to the cows, a pair of miniature donkeys and a Shetland pony. The next fenced away area will be for a pair of llamas. The last fenced away section will be for the birds. Five Plymouth rock chickens, one rooster and four hens, and two Chinese geese.

After this, guests head back and can do as they please. This is the park, and as I said, you can feel free to give feedback or advice. Thank you.

Also, ignore some of the typos:rolleyes:. A few times I was rushing to type and not really rereading and slowing down. Trying to add what I can before work.
 
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Some forgotten species in my rushing.

Southern Trail fish tank: Black crappie
Southern Trail indoor habitat with desert mock rock, live cacti, and rocky/sandy substrate for a pair of ringtails.

Africa's safari yard 2: Egyptian goose

Africa's Great Grasslands: Pond habitat separated by sticks bound together, similar to the Chilean flamingo habitat. In here, a flamboyance of lesser flamingo.

Asian aviary: Penkin robin

Australia: Grassy habitat outside of reptile house, separated with artificial logs held together. A fake hollowed-out tree and a pond are for three white-faced whistling ducks and two masked lapwings.

May remember a few others later.
 
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Tropical tuatara??
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It’s the best way I could describe its exhibit without going into too much detail. I was trying to finish what I could before I had to leave. Plus, by a bit more tropical I mainly meant a lot more than the previously mentioned animal, the Mexican beaded lizard.
 
Also correction. I know in the Australian reptile house I said the exhibits would all be desert-like, but the magnificent tree frog and Northern corroboree frogs won’t have a desert exhibit. The tree frog will have live plants, a few artificial vines, and coco husk substrate, while the Northern corroboree frogs will have small logs, rocks, and sphagnum moss in their terrarium.
 
Just an add-on for some things I forgot or wanted to change.

Not too far past the flamingo exhibit near the entrance, a similar habitat houses-
Coscoroba swan
Black swan


In the Southern Trail aviary, I wanted to add-
Brown thrasher
White ibis
Spotted towhee
Indigo bunting
Cerulean warbler
Killdeer
Cedar waxwing

In park central, I'm adding common gallinule with the muscovy ducks.

In the Asian aviary, adding common myna, Nicobar pigeon, and Victoria crowned pigeon.

Adding mata mata to the spotted turtle exhibit in the Amazon section.

In the conservation building, I have a few things to add. One is a freshwater habitat with a dark sandy substrate, driftwood, live plants, and stones, all for a Lake Zacapu salamander.

In this building is a large room that serves to educate guests about another wildlife issue. Here-

American Invaders
This highlights invasive species of North America, and will tell their native range, where they're invasive, problems they're causing, how they got to where they are now, and what solutions are being done to stop them.

The first exhibit in this room is a vertical tank decorated with driftwood, log hides, live plants, and rocks, making a home for a few Mediterranean house geckos. Further down on the same wall, a larger horizontal tank similar in appearance houses brown anoles, curly-tailed lizards, and Cuban tree frogs.

A bit down, still on the same side, a larger enclosure than the last with a small pond, and a tropical setup. In here, brown basilisk.

Down the hall, guests can peer through a large window into an outdoor exhibit with nets keeping the animals contained. In here, a small flock of red-crowned parrots.

Across the room, a massive enclosure with fake trees, live plants, a large pond, and logs makes a home for a Burmese python. Near the giant snake, an exhibit with artificial vines, plants, giant log hides, and other naturalistic climbing structures are for a red tegu. I haven't heard of red tegus being found in the U.S. like the black and white tegus, but I've seen reds a lot less in captivity although they're not too uncommon as pet lizards, so I chose this seemingly less common species that can still get the point across about invasive tegus in Florida.

In the same wall as the python and tegu tanks is another tank. Reptile bark and coco husk coats the bottom of the enclosure, and two log hides on opposite ends, as well as an empty overturned flower pot, plants, and a fake rock hide give hiding opportunities for the cane toad. It will reside here rather the Australia section like I originally planned.

Further down on the same side as the toad, an enclosure with shredded aspen for substrate, artificial climbing structures, and a few other items such as small hammocks and hides are all for a couple of black rats.

In the middle of this large room is a large triangular tank, similar to a few in Zoo Atlanta's reptile house. Plants clutter around the vertical pieces of wood and other climbing structures. In here, a pair of brown tree snakes.

The last couple of exhibits are fully aquatic and near the exit of the room, back into the main area of the conservation building. The first exhibit is huge freshwater tank. River stones serve as substrate, and large rocks, wood, and aquatic vegetation are all for a Northern snakehead.

The last exhibit is a bit bigger and saltwater. Sand and crushed bivale shells coat the bottom, and rock and artificial coral make a reef-like appearance. Living in here, a small school of red lionfish.

I may add one more thing another time.






 
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Here's the last major thing I'm adding. Bugs fascinate me, and I'd love to have a large bug house to exhibit many species of arthropods, mollusks, and more, as well as educate the public about these eccentric creatures. This will be a building separate from the previous areas, and it is mostly based on Zoo Atlanta's Scaly, Slimy Spectacular. I'll describe different sections of the building, but not each exhibit.

A Small World
A large building with a sculpture of a giant praying mantis stalking a giant sculpture of a grasshopper on the roof prepares guests for what's waiting inside. Automatic doors open and introduce guests into the smaller world. A large fairly lit room is decorated with artificial grass and flowers. A few tanks are in the trunks of fake trees that "tower" high. This room is meant to represent a meadow that lets guests experience what being a bug is like. In the exhibits in this meadow-like section-
Horse lubber grasshopper
European mantis
Mole cricket
Redheaded ash borer
Ladybug
Wheelbarrow bug
Spiny orb-weaver
Regal jumping spider
Buff-tailed bumblebee

A hall leads guests into a cave-like section where it's dimly lit and the walls have a rocky appearance. Fake stalactites hang from the ceiling, and a few fake stalagmites are scattered about. In these enclosures-
Tailless whip scorpion
House centipede
Giant cave cockroach
Cave shrimp
Stone centipede

A light at the end of the hall puts guests in a desert-themed area of the building. These walls also have a rocky appearance, but instead of a reddish color, and large fake boulders, along with artificial cacti and rock pillars add to the desert look. In the desert enclosures-
Giant desert hairy scorpion
Sonoran desert millipede
Texas brown tarantula
Giant desert centipede
Mexican redleg tarantula
Texas ironclad beetle
Camel spider
Vinegaroon

Up ahead, the largest section awaits. This area doesn't have a theme, rather, it's a dimly lit area where most of the light comes from the exhibits and a bit from the info signs. Most of the bug house's animals reside in this room. In the exhibits here-
Goliath beetle
Titan beetle
Western black widow
Peacock spider
Hercules beetle
Diving bell spider
Bulldog ant
Sunburst diving beetle
Tiger leech
Imperial tortoise beetle
Brazilian wandering spider
Orchid mantis
Wolf spider
Greenbottle blue tarantula
Goldsmith beetle
Domino roach
Malayan jungle nymph
Thistle mantis
Red velvet ant
Carolina tiger beetle
Giant weta
Madagascar hissing cockroach
Flat rock scorpion
Giraffe weevil
Bald-faced hornet
Giant Malaysian leaf insect
Jerusalem cricket
Honduran curlyhair tarantula
Cuckoo wasp

In this hall, a different exhibit setup breaks up the tanks before they continue on. These are open exhibits where a spider rests on the web. Just a low barrier keeps guests away from the arachnids. No glass, or screen, or anything else between guests and the animals. Kept like this are three species-
Yellow garden spider
Ogre-faced spider
Golden silk orb-weaver

More tanks are past these three spiders.
Red-eyed devil katydid
Orange baboon tarantula
Pacific banana slug
Antilles pinktoe tarantula
Green June beetle
Giant blue earthworm
Dung beetle
Leafcutter ant
Striped love beetle
Platymma tweediei
Gold scarab beetle

The final section past the main hall is aviary-like. Live trees, flowers, and other plants are everywhere. Free-ranging butterflies and moths reside in this huge netted-in exhibit. Near the end of this area and not too far from the exit is a nursery where caterpillars of all butterfly and moth species are raised. Species guests may encounter-
Monarch butterfly
Eastern tiger swallowtail
Red admiral
Common buckeye
Cloudless sulphur
Zebra longwing butterfly
White admiral
Zebra swallowtail
Luna moth
Long-tailed skipper
Karner blue
Checkered white
Glasswing butterfly
Rosy maple moth
Viceroy
Blue morpho butterfly
Atlas moth

That's the bug house. As usual, I may edit to add or replace a species or a few.










 
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