woh, didn’t notice that earlier. Maybe that’s what the article meant by a “re-designed red panda exhibit”, if so they would probably go somewhere near the current tamandua exhibit. And tamanduas are getting a new exhibit at the entrance of the treetops trail. Could you give us a link to the concept art for the new exhibit?Is there any published information on the red panda/urial redesign you mentioned? I've seen all the other ideas in various news stories but haven't heard that one. Interestingly, some of the concept art for the Treetop Trail shows an outdoor exhibit for red pandas at the start of the trail, and it would be relatively straightforward to mix urials into one of the large outdoor hoofstock exhibits, so perhaps a new species is being planned. Spider monkeys were penciled in for the indoor space in the 2012 master plan, and an indoor orangutan exhibit concept was developed for that spot in 1999.
The zoo never stated where the binturongs they had went to so they could very well still be there and awaiting a new exhibit, same with prevots squirrel. Muntjacs probably won’t do very well in such a steep exhibit, the zoo probably wants to get clouded leopards back so there a possibility. Aye ayes need dark, dimly lit exhibits and this one is right out n the open. They would doo much better on the nocturnal trail. Pangolins would personally be very cool to see and with the recent import of pangolins this could be a possibility, but yet again the nocturnal trail seems to be a better place for them. Spider monkeys seem like they could go well in there, klipspringers could be cool(but I think they want to keep a general Asian theme). Darien pika would have been great(if they stil had themIf something new goes in that space I would like to see it fit with the tropical Asia theme of that section of the Tropics Trail. Binturong or Prevost's Squirrel might be good choises. Maybe mixed with a smaller terrestrial animal such as a muntjac? Or perhaps Clouded Leopards?
If the zoo doesn't care about the theme, than maybe it would be a good space for an Aye-Aye or a group of Tree Pangolins.
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