Evilmonkey239's Speculative Zoo Thread

The other Eurasian Section of my zoo is simply titled Northern Eurasia. This is home to animals inhabiting the forests, grasslands, and mountains of Europe and Northern Asia.


The first enclosure visitors will see here is home to European fallow deer and mute swan. The yard is wooded with some open grassy patches, and the pond for the swans is right in front of where guests look out upon the habitat. Not so far along the path, a meshed-over enclosure is home to Eurasian lynx. The enclosure is thickly planted to afford the lynx plenty of hiding opportunities, and has one glass viewing window guests can view the cats though should they choose to show themselves. Continuing down the trail, guests will find another mesh enclosure, this one shared by cinereous vultures and Eurasian griffon vultures. The next enclosure is far larger, as it is home to a pack of dhole. This enclosure is also heavily wooded, with a natural pond and rocks the dogs can climb atop, as well as an artificial cave they can take shelter in. It also has several glass viewing windows for visitors. Zoo visitors continue along the path to another large aviary. This one is home to red-crowned cranes and features a natural pond the cranes can forage in. Ahead, a wooded paddock is home to a sounder of wild boar. Nearby is a pair of large meshed-over enclosures for one of their natural predators: the rare Amur leopard. Both leopard enclosures, rotated between a male and a female who are periodically put together in hopes they will breed, feature lush vegetation, multiple climbing structures, and a stream that runs through both. Both also have glass viewing areas for visitors. Further up the path, another large, mesh enclosure is home to Japanese macaque. The enclosure features many opportunities for the monkeys to climb, and even has artificial “hot springs” they can use in cold weather. They too have a glass viewing area for visitors, this one decorated to resemble a mini Japanese palace. Near the macaques, a concession sells East Asian-inspired cuisine, such as rice and noodle bowls, dumplings, and bubble teas. It also includes a restroom location and there is seating for guests. Continuing past this, an aviary containing a large pond holds several waterfowl species. In here are red-breasted geese, barnacle geese, lesser white-fronted geese, smews, mandarin ducks, and scaly-sided mergansers. Across the path, an aviary with a rather different setup is home to Eurasian eagle owl. The next enclosure guests see is fairly similar to the dholes’, although smaller. It holds Eurasian wolverine (which, for those not in the know, is actually the subspecies held at most if not all real-life AZA facilities). They can be seen both through mesh and at one spot through glass. Whereas most of the enclosures so far have been replicas of wooded environments, the next one is an open plain, for it is shared by Bactrian camels and Przewalski’s wild horses, the former being domestic but standing in for their wild counterparts. Across, the final aviary of this region is home to a pair of white-naped crane, and has a similar layout to the enclosure for the red-crowneds. The finale of this area is a divided habitat for snow leopard. Split into two across the middle so that a male and a female can be on display at the same time, and able to be connected when the zoo is trying to breed them, it features a towering rock formation, with spots the shy cats can retreat to and not be seen if they so desire. Looking into both enclosures is a viewing hut designed to resemble a yurt.


And that concludes another entry in this series! Next time, we’ll be heading to North America!
 
evilmonkey239 said:
The other Eurasian Section of my zoo is simply titled Northern Eurasia. This is home to animals inhabiting the forests, grasslands, and mountains of Europe and Northern Asia.


The first enclosure visitors will see here is home to European fallow deer and mute swan. The yard is wooded with some open grassy patches, and the pond for the swans is right in front of where guests look out upon the habitat. Not so far along the path, a meshed-over enclosure is home to Eurasian lynx. The enclosure is thickly planted to afford the lynx plenty of hiding opportunities, and has one glass viewing window guests can view the cats though should they choose to show themselves. Continuing down the trail, guests will find another mesh enclosure, this one shared by cinereous vultures and Eurasian griffon vultures. The next enclosure is far larger, as it is home to a pack of dhole. This enclosure is also heavily wooded, with a natural pond and rocks the dogs can climb atop, as well as an artificial cave they can take shelter in. It also has several glass viewing windows for visitors. Zoo visitors continue along the path to another large aviary. This one is home to red-crowned cranes and features a natural pond the cranes can forage in. Ahead, a wooded paddock is home to a sounder of wild boar. Nearby is a pair of large meshed-over enclosures for one of their natural predators: the rare Amur leopard. Both leopard enclosures, rotated between a male and a female who are periodically put together in hopes they will breed, feature lush vegetation, multiple climbing structures, and a stream that runs through both. Both also have glass viewing areas for visitors. Further up the path, another large, mesh enclosure is home to Japanese macaque. The enclosure features many opportunities for the monkeys to climb, and even has artificial “hot springs” they can use in cold weather. They too have a glass viewing area for visitors, this one decorated to resemble a mini Japanese palace. Near the macaques, a concession sells East Asian-inspired cuisine, such as rice and noodle bowls, dumplings, and bubble teas. It also includes a restroom location and there is seating for guests. Continuing past this, an aviary containing a large pond holds several waterfowl species. In here are red-breasted geese, barnacle geese, lesser white-fronted geese, smews, mandarin ducks, and scaly-sided mergansers. Across the path, an aviary with a rather different setup is home to Eurasian eagle owl. The next enclosure guests see is fairly similar to the dholes’, although smaller. It holds Eurasian wolverine (which, for those not in the know, is actually the subspecies held at most if not all real-life AZA facilities). They can be seen both through mesh and at one spot through glass. Whereas most of the enclosures so far have been replicas of wooded environments, the next one is an open plain, for it is shared by Bactrian camels and Przewalski’s wild horses, the former being domestic but standing in for their wild counterparts. Across, the final aviary of this region is home to a pair of white-naped crane, and has a similar layout to the enclosure for the red-crowneds. The finale of this area is a divided habitat for snow leopard. Split into two across the middle so that a male and a female can be on display at the same time, and able to be connected when the zoo is trying to breed them, it features a towering rock formation, with spots the shy cats can retreat to and not be seen if they so desire. Looking into both enclosures is a viewing hut designed to resemble a yurt.


And that concludes another entry in this series! Next time, we’ll be heading to North America!
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I like the Europe zone as it’s extremely underrepresented

  • The fallow deer and swan enclosure might not work but it’s possible. The fallow deer can be territorial with the swan being aggressive. The deer could also contaminate the swans’ pool
  • Cinereous vultures might dominate the griffon vultures, leading to food competition. The aviary would have to be massive to work.
  • The leopards might get stressed in the rotation if frequent
  • The artificial hot springs would require regular cleaning as the macaques’ waste is frequent
  • The noise from the restaurant might stress the birds and macaques
  • The red-breasted and barnacle geese are aggressive towards the smaller ducks
  • The Przewalski’s horse may be aggressive
 
MOG2012 said:
I like the Europe zone as it’s extremely underrepresented

  • The fallow deer and swan enclosure might not work but it’s possible. The fallow deer can be territorial with the swan being aggressive. The deer could also contaminate the swans’ pool
  • Cinereous vultures might dominate the griffon vultures, leading to food competition. The aviary would have to be massive to work.
  • The leopards might get stressed in the rotation if frequent
  • The artificial hot springs would require regular cleaning as the macaques’ waste is frequent
  • The noise from the restaurant might stress the birds and macaques
  • The red-breasted and barnacle geese are aggressive towards the smaller ducks
  • The Przewalski’s horse may be aggressive
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Noted.
 
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