Water is Life strikes me as a geographical mishmash based solely on giving the animals more space (which is crucial and a good thing on the zoo's part). I wish that there was a much less utilitarian/slapped-together feel to the complex, and a lot more softscaping to boot. Maybe instead of the water sculptures which *ironically* take up space, why not implement species that would use the space/arboreal advantages said potential exhibit space would lend itself towards? Like in the former coati exhibit, maybe it could be netted over and used for a desert-dwelling cat species (e.g. caracal, sand cat or ocelot), and in the former dwarf mongoose habitat, maybe something like a uromastyx or a mountainous species (e.g. Pallas' cats seeing as their neighbors are red pandas). More landscaping appropriate to the
Water is Life strikes me as a geographical mishmash based solely on giving the animals more space (which is crucial and a good thing on the zoo's part). I wish that there was a much less utilitarian/slapped-together feel to the complex, and a lot more softscaping to boot. Maybe instead of the water sculptures which *ironically* take up space, why not implement species that would use the space/arboreal advantages said potential exhibit space would lend itself towards? Like in the former coati exhibit, maybe it could be netted over and used for a desert-dwelling cat species (e.g. caracal, sand cat or ocelot), and in the former dwarf mongoose habitat, maybe something like a uromastyx or a mountainous species (e.g. Pallas' cats seeing as their neighbors are red pandas). More landscaping appropriate to the animals' environments would be nice, highlighting the different environments and how they deal with water (desert for the caracal or ocelot, bamboo forest for the red panda, mountain for the Pallas' cats, tropical rainforest for Rico the fossa and wetlands for the otters). Something along those lines would seriously improve an otherwise middling (in terms of theming) complex. IDK, thoughts?
animals' environments would be nice, highlighting the different environments and how they deal with water (desert for the caracal or ocelot, bamboo forest for the red panda, mountain for the Pallas' cats, tropical rainforest for Rico the fossa and wetlands for the otters). Something along those lines would seriously improve an otherwise middling (in terms of theming) complex. IDK, thoughts?
