New Exhibits for 2009

[ANyhuis]

Here is the link right to the panda complex plans Balind Architects Inc.

To be honest, it looks a LOT like the excellent "China!" exhibit for giant pandas at the Memphis Zoo.

 

[okapikpr]

Looks like the Little Rock Zoo will finally open their African Veldt that has been in some phase of construction for the last several years.

The Little Rock Zoo already is in the process of converting from an old-fashioned “classification” zoo to a new-fashioned “zoogeographic” zoo. In a classification zoo, all the big cats, for example, are displayed in one area. In a zoogeographic zoo, different species are placed in an area that mimics their native habitat. The species must be carefully chosen, of course; the lions don't go in with the lambs. The Little Rock Zoo will open an African Veldt area in the spring, exhibiting zebra and kudu and some kind of large bird, either an ostrich or a crane, in a setting that resembles the original.

Arkansas Times

 

[okapikpr]

The National Aviary in Pittsburgh will be opening a new penguin exhibit this year in a first step to renovating their facility.

Come Visit the National Aviary

 

[FSBlue]

I'm very impressed with the Jacksonville Zoo's Gardens and Komodo Dragon exhibit. When the garden is in bloom, I've never seen a prettier area anywhere.

 

[mstickmanp]

I'm very impressed with the Jacksonville Zoo's Gardens and Komodo Dragon exhibit. When the garden is in bloom, I've never seen a prettier area anywhere.

Do you have any photos of the Komodo Dragon exhibit?