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aw101

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Looks amazing! Is anyone able to present a personal review?

I love the design of the exhibit; uneven terrain, climbing logs, a massive pool, the different textures of the grass and rocks all contribute to what is a very stimulating environment for the bears. I also like the added effect of the smoke and the running water.

I have seen the videos of the sea otter, leopard and wild hog enclosures, and they all look well designed!
 
@aw101: if you go to the "Minnesota Zoo" thread you'll find tons of links, photos, videos and discussion on the brand new "Russia's Grizzly Coast" set of exhibits. I agree with you that the habitats look amazing, and for $24 million they better be good!! Haha.

I should be at the Minnesota Zoo on approximately July 1st, and will hopefully post a review shortly afterwards.
 
Youtube has several good film clips of every part of exhibit.

It's great, Zooplantman!
 
Jurek7 said:
Youtube has several good film clips of every part of exhibit.

It's great, Zooplantman!
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The zoo's Director was at the Bronx Zoo when I was. He was then the lead exhibit designer for Congo Gorilla Forest. So there was a very dedicated team to create this exhibit for him.
 
The website link for the photo gallery above does not seem to work anymore; the AZA application file in the link above is a huge 13MB; so I thought I would post some more pictures here for a taste of the complex:

Sea Otter Exhibit:


Salmon Exhibit, in Lava Tube viewing area for Grizzly Bear Exhibit:


Grizzly Bear Exhibit:


Wild Boar Exhibit:


Amur Leopard Exhibit, first (of three) habitat:


Amur Leopard Exhibits outdoor viewing shelter:
 
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