My Dream Zoo

OskarGC

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My dream zoo would be called Atlas Zoo and it would be situated on the Gold Coast in QLD, Australia. There would be a number of themed areas with smaller themed areas within them.
The first main themed area would be....
Africa
Madagascar

  • Madagascar Ibis, Madagascan Blue-Pigeon, Vasa Parrot, Grey-Headed Lovebird, Giant Coua, Blue Coua, Cuckoo-Roller, Long-Tailed Ground-Roller, Sickle-Billed Vanga, Namaqua Dove, Radiated Tortoise
  • Ring-Tailed Lemur
  • Black-and-White Ruffed-Lemur
Africa
African Walkthrough Aviary
  • Blacksmith Lapwing, Malachite Sunbird, Blue-Bellied Roller, Yellow-Collared Lovebird, Pin-Tailed Whydah, Sociable Weaver, Senegal Parrot, Red-Cheeked Cordon-Bleu, Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill, Long-Tailed Widowbird, Violet-Backed Starling, Straw-Tailed Whydah, Blue-Breasted Kingfisher, Emerald Starling, Northern Carmine Bee-Eater, Namaqua Dove, Lilac-Breasted Roller, Green Wood-Hoopoe, Village Weaver, Meyer’s Parrot, Ross’s Turaco, African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Kruger Safari
  • White Rhinoceros, Helmeted Guineafowl, Plains Zebra, Giraffe, Ankole Cattle, Blue Wildebeest, Gerenuk, Thomson’s Gazelle, Nyala, Saddle-Billed Stork, Grey Crowned-Crane, Southern Ground-Hornbill, Common Ostrich
Enclosures
  • Rock Hyrax, Klipspringer
  • Bontebok, Blue Crane, Kirk's Dik-Dik
  • Diana Monkey, Black-and-White Colobus-Monkey
  • Western Lowland-Gorilla
  • Abdim's Stork, Common Warthog, Springbok
  • Marabou Stork, Greater Kudu
  • Cheetah
  • Spotted Hyena
  • Vervet Monkey
  • African Lion
  • White-Backed Vulture
  • African Wild-Dog
Nocturnal/Reptile House
  • Madagascan Giant Day-Gecko
  • Giraffe Weevil
  • Madagascar Hissing-Cockroach
  • Panther Chameleon
  • Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko
  • Lowland Streaked-Tenrec
  • Madagascar Reed-Frog, Blue-Legged Mantella, Marbled Reed-Frog
  • Madagascar Tomato-Frog
  • Eastern Green-Mamba
  • Ball Python
  • African Bullfrog
  • Rainbow Agama
  • Black Mamba
  • Turquoise Dwarf-Gecko
 
Northern Hemisphere
Yellowstone
  • American Bison, Pronghorn
  • Black-Tailed Prairie-Dog, Burrowing Owl
  • Grizzly Bear
  • Golden Trout, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout
  • Sockeye Salmon, Chum Salmon
  • Bald Eagle
Arctic
  • Snow Bunting, Bar-Tailed Godwit, Common Redpoll, Ruddy Turnstone, Ruff, Smew, Bluethroat
  • Arctic Fox
  • Snowy Owl
Northern Hemisphere
Deciduous Forest Aviary

  • European Rabbit, Fallow Deer, Western Capercaillie, Common Pheasant, European Robin, Eurasian Blue-Tit, Great Spotted-Woodpecker, Eurasian Red-Squirrel, European Bee-Eater, Common Blackbird, Bohemian Waxwing, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Magpie, Common Hoopoe, Painted Bunting, Wild Turkey, Blue Jay, Steller’s Jay, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Chipmunk, Scarlet Tanager, Eastern Grey-Squirrel
Enclosures
  • Red Fox
  • European Badger
  • Red Deer, Chamois
  • Rock Ptarmigan, Eurasian Dotterel, Wallcreeper, Himalayan Monal, White Eared-Pheasant, Bar-Headed Goose, Brahminy Starling, Rosy Starling, Northern Lapwing
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Przewalski's Horse
Nocturnal/Reptile House
  • European Hedgehog
  • Fire Salamander
  • European Glass-Lizard
  • Hermann's Tortoise
  • Corn Snake
  • Broad-Headed Skink
  • Northern Raccoon
  • Marbled Salamander
  • Banana Slug
  • Raccoon Dog
  • European Hamster
  • Pallas's Cat
 
First of all, this belongs in the Speculative Zoo subforum and secondly, this wouldn't qualify under the new SZ subforum rules. You're going to need to be more descriptive than just writing species lists. :)
 
The next themed area is called Rainforests of the World and is set inside a rainforest dome focusing on animals from the worlds three major rainforests. It has two different levels and indoor areas for nocturnal/reptile houses, there are lots of Free-Flying Birds.
  • Grey-Headed Flying-Fox, Vulturine Guineafowl, Violet Turaco, African Grey-Parrot, Great Blue-Turaco, Wattled Crane, Superb Starling, Roseate Spoonbill, Ocellated Turkey, Red-Lored Amazon-Parrot, Painted Conure, Resplendent Quetzal, Green Honeycreeper, Montezuma Oropendola, Muscovy Duck, Scarlet Ibis, Turquoise-Browed Motmot, Great Kiskadee, Cuban Amazon-Parrot, Smooth-Billed Ani, Bearded Bellbird, Saint Vincent Amazon-Parrot, Red Junglefowl, Bali Mynah, Salmon-Crested Cockatoo, Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, Silver Pheasant, Great-Billed Parrot, Great Hornbill, Nicobar Pigeon, Green Broadbill, Great Argus, Black-and-Red Broadbill, Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo, Crested Wood-Partridge, Malayan Banded-Pitta, Palawan Peacock-Pheasant, Green Junglefowl, Red-Whiskered Bulbul, Common Hill-Mynah, Capped Heron, Sun Conure, Grey-Winged Trumpeter, Military Macaw, Scarlet Macaw, Toco Toucan, Black-Capped Caique, White-Bellied Caique, White Bellbird, Red Lory, Sunbittern, Blue-and-Yellow Macaw
The Amazon
Enclosures

  • Galapagos Giant-Tortoise
  • Ocelot
  • Brown Capuchin, Colombian Red Howler-Monkey
  • Brazilian Tapir, South American Coatimundi
  • Cotton-Top Tamarin, Red-Rumped Agouti
  • Golden Lion-Tamarin, Pygmy Marmoset
  • Geoffroy's Spider-Monkey
Nocturnal/Reptile House
  • Green Anole
  • Mexican Alligator-Lizard
  • Mata-Mata
  • Army Ant
  • Blue Poison Dart-Frog, Golden Poison Dart-Frog, Green-and-Black Poison Dart-Frog
  • Atlantic Bushmaster
  • Cane Toad
  • Boa Constrictor
  • Leaf-Cutter Ant
  • Hercules Beetle
  • Emerald Tree-Boa, Red-Footed Tortoise
  • Argentine Black-and-White Tegu
The Congo
Enclosures

  • Mandrill, Pygmy Hippopotamus
  • Yellow-Backed Duiker, Okapi
  • Bongo Antelope, Red River-Hog
Nocturnal/Reptile House
  • Giant African Millipede
  • Goliath Beetle
  • Calabar Python
  • Senegal Bushbaby
  • Peter's Elephant-Nose Fish, Reedfish, Congo Tetra, Freshwater Butterflyfish, Rainbow Kribs
  • Goliath Tiger-Fish
  • Blue Lyretail, Golden Pheasant-Panchax, Blue Notho
  • Jewel Cichlid, Cuckoo Catfish
  • African Clawed-Frog
  • Gaboon Viper
  • African Dwarf-Crocodile, Lionhead Cichlid, Electric Yellow-Cichlid, Upside-Down Catfish
Indonesia
Enclosures

  • Komodo Dragon
  • Clouded Leopard
  • Francois' Leaf-Monkey, Silvery Lutung
  • Binturong
  • Sumatran Orangutan, Siamang
  • Sun Bear
  • Malayan Tapir, Ruddy Shelduck
  • Storm's Stork, Lar Gibbon
  • Babirusa
  • Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo
Nocturnal/Reptile House
  • Jackson's Chameleon, Indian Star-Tortoise
  • Indonesian Blue-Tongue Skink
  • Burmese Python
  • King Cobra
  • Mangshan Pit-Viper
  • Gooty Sapphire Ornamental-Tarantula
  • Blood Python
  • Chocolate Gourami, Kuhli Loach, Siamese Algae-Eater
  • Blue Malaysian Coral-Snake
  • Cat Gecko
  • Philippine Sailfin-Lizard, Painted Terrapin
  • Orchid Mantis
  • Tokay Gecko
  • Long-Nosed Horned-Frog
  • Vietnamese Mossy-Frog
  • Long-Nosed Whip-Snake
  • Reticulated Python
  • Earless Monitor
  • Malayan Jungle-Nymph, Giant Malaysian Leaf-Insect
  • Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider
  • Green Tree-Ant
  • Emerald Tree-Monitor
  • D'Albertis Python
  • Red-Eyed Crocodile-Skink


 
First of all, this belongs in the Speculative Zoo subforum and secondly, this wouldn't qualify under the new SZ subforum rules. You're going to need to be more descriptive than just writing species lists. :)
Sorry, I didn't know that
 
The thing is, if you add walkthroughs and more detail, then it would qualify in the spec zoo forum. Also, I wouldn’t recommend keeping eastern chipmunks with birds, they have been known to eat eggs.
 
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