2. the Cat of Many Names - (10 exhibits)
This exhibit was inspired by
@Austin the Sengi 's suggestion.
Once entering the exhibit, there is a metal statue (similar style of Houston Zoo) of
Puma concolor which is in a defensive pose, facing visitors. Inside the entrance building, visitors can see a tall map of the Americas, with a colored range of
Puma concolor along with their regional names. Additionally, there are several displays, videos, and photos of
Puma concolor which highlight their presence in pop culture, their adaptations, and their different habitats. On the back wall of the building, there is a look into one of the five
Puma concolor habitats with a door on either side of the building which leads into the looping trail.
The enclosure I’m mentioning is 1,500 sq. m large and 8 m tall with mesh-netting. At the start of the trail, there are several looks into the enclosure including underwater viewing. There is Douglas fir, bigleaf maple, evergreen huckleberry, and sweet cicely along with a creek and a 7,200 litre pool. Additionally, there are cedar platforms, rock outcrops, and logs with dens that have cameras. In this enclosure, there is a sister pair of
0.2 Cougar Puma concolor couguar which are rescued from Mount St. Helens. The enclosure is representing the Pacific Northwest forests they live in along with the following enclosure.
Possible Look |
@snowleopard
Opposite to that exhibit, there is a 4,800 sq. m large, and 6.5 m tall enclosure which houses a breeding pair of
1.1 American Beaver Castor canadensis, a herd of
1.4 American Elk Cervus canadensis canadensis, a solitary
0.1 North American Porcupine Erthizon dorsatum, and a flock of
1.5 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo. There is an artificial dam with a camera, a 450,000 litre pool, a channel, and underground viewing. Additionally in this area, there is Douglas fir, red alder, Pacific willow, red osier dogwood, slough sedge, Indian plum, and hardwood logs. In the more forested area, there is bigleaf maple, western red cedar, evergreen huckleberry, Yorkshire fog grass, trailing blackberry, rock piles, vertical logs, pine trunks, and open-fronted shelters. Additionally, there are also roost poles, dust-bath pits, berry brambles, broadleaf lupine, red fescue, and rope bridges.
Possible Look |
@TinoPup
Then, there is the second
Puma concolor exhibit. It simulates the Southwestern deserts and is 1,000 sq. m large and 7 m tall with mesh-netting. There is honey mesquite, prickly pair, Joshua tree, and big sagebrush along with sandstone, logs, a 7,500 oasis pool, and burrow boxes. It’s home to a pair of
1.1 Mountain Lion Puma concolor couguar which are rescues from the Peloncillo Mountains. The corresponding prey enclosure is 3,500 sq. m large and 5.5 m tall with mesh netting. There are several sandstone outcrops, earthen mounds, dens, shelters, logs, mud wallows, and a 16,000 litre pool. Additionally, there is honey mesquite, Creosote bush, catclaw acacia, Palo verde, brittlebush, blue grama grass, fourwing saltbush, and Teddy bear cholla. It houses a squadron of
3.3 Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu and a breeding herd of
2.5 Desert Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis nelsoni.
Possible Look of Feline Enclosure (with better viewing) |
@Coelacanth18
Possible Look of Mixed Enclosure |
@Rhino0118
The next
Puma concolor exhibit simulates the Florida Everglades and is 1,200 sq. m large and 6 m tall with mesh-netting. There is bald cypress, Sabal palm, saw-grass, and pickleweed along with a channel, deep pool, and underground viewing. Additionally, there are den boxes and floating platforms which provide a home for a pair of brother
2.0 Florida Panther Puma concolor couguar. The prey enclosure is 1,400 sq. m large and 6 m tall with mesh-netting. There is a shallow 76,800 litre pool, underwater viewing, a creek, mud wallows, burrow boxes, rocky outcrops, shelters, hide boxes, and hardwood logs. Additionally, there is live oak, bald cypress, Carolina willow, cabbage palm, sawgrass, false holly, gallberry, bahiagrass, and dewberry. It’s home to a trio of
1.2 Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus and a herd of
1.4 White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus.
Possible Look into Panther Enclosure |
@Pleistohorse
Possible Look into Deer Enclosure |
@CuseZoofan
The fourth
Puma concolor enclosure simulates the Guiana Shield and is 1,350 sq. m large and 7 m tall with mesh-netting. There is moriche palm, wild cashew tree, açaí palm, and torpedo grass along with a seasonal pool filled with aquatic plants and underwater viewing. Additionally, there are earthen mounds, sandstones, climbing platforms, logs, and raised dens. There is a solitary
1.0 Deer Cat Puma concolor couguar which is a rescue from the Davis Mountains. The opposite enclosure is 2,700 sq. m large and 8 m tall with a 288,000 litre pond, a channel, islands, and underwater viewing. Additionally, there is açaí palm, pink trumpet tree, ice-cream bean, Malabar chestnut, arrowroot, red palulu, velvet bean vine, umbrella cichlid, and switchgrass along with wooden platforms,wooden decks, logs, boulders, dens, nest boxes, and open shelters. There is a breeding herd of
3.5 Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris and a breeding pair of
1.1 Hoffmann’s Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni.
Possible Look into Cat Enclosure |
@Zooplantman
Possible Look into Wetland Enclosure |
@Sarus Crane
The final
Puma concolor enclosure is 700 sq. m large and 9 m tall with mesh netting while also simulating the Andes Mountains. There is netleaf oak, limber pine, mountain gooseberry, and huckleberry along with a rock cliffs, elevated platforms, a waterfall, several pools, and a heated den. It’s home to a solitary
0.1 Puma Puma concolor couguar which is a rescue from the Rocky Mountains. The final enclosure is a 2,400 sq. m large and 4.5 m tall paddock with a bachelorette herd of
0.8 Alpaca Lama pacos and a bachelorette herd of
0.5 Llama Lama glama. There are rocky outcrops, Andean birch, Andean butterfly bush, Puna grass, Atacama patagonia bush, yareta, windmill grass, and alfalfa. Additionally, there is an open-faced barn, logs, wooden platforms, and drinking troughs. Visitors can enter during designated times to pet and feed the camelids.
Possible Look of Puma Enclosure |
@Dhole dude
Possible Look of Camelid Enclosure |
@MagpieGoose
Animal Photos |
@Mr Gharial , inspired by the style of
@Austin the Sengi
Next, I'm doing an East Africa exhibit that focuses on the endangered/rare animals of the wetlands to the mountains to the forests to the savanna. Can you guess what animals will be in the complex?
