The "Multizoo"

[dillotest0]

I was basically working on a fantasy zoo of mine - which is split into various ecological regions. However, where many zoos tend to take a 'cut corners' route with this sort of thing, I have tried in my fantasy zoo to have specific areas wherever necessary. For each region of the zoo, there is, typically, one or two 'spotlight' species, and as many as eleven or so others - no region having more than 12 species to represent it in all.
Kilimanjaro
Perhaps the best-known mountain in all of Africa, the zoo has its own representation of the mountain, with a full set of 12 species. [Albeit, it lacks the pristine view of an actual mountain, but whatever. Maybe it's base-camp.] Guests enter a fairly-forested area to meet their first species, and highlight species of this region - the Mantled Colobus. The Multizoo keeps them as a male with several females. A tunnel takes the guests inside the monkeys' enclosure, and then into the Kilimanjaro greenhouse to find the other eleven species. In the forested house, with of course only a fraction of the humidity or foliage of the real thing, Violaceous Turaco fly freely above the visitors' heads, as do Kilimanjaro Zosterops.Senegal Galago are free-roaming as well, even if guests may or may not actually find them. At one corner of the house, guests find a glass-lined enclosure which contains Rock Hyrax. At another corner, one finds an array of exhibits which contain venomous snakes - namely Gaboon Viper, Green Mamba, and Boomslang. Further on, they find enclosures for non-venomous reptiles too - namely two species of chameleon - Jackson's Chameleon and the tiny Pygmy Leaf Chameleon. An aviary close to the exit of the greenhouse contains a pair of Trumpeter Hornbills.
Perhaps one can see that I have tried to stay fairly 'realistic' in regards to animal choices ... not trying to get too outrageous with which species are in the 'region'.

 

[dillotest0]

Madagascar
In perhaps the most general exhibit in the zoo, with another full 12-set, the exhibit contains 3 species of lemur in one enclosure- the Red-ruffed, Black-and-white-ruffed, and Crowned lemurs. The species are all held as bachelor groups in a forested exhibit with a small moat, with Fossas living in a similar exhibit close by. In a different exhibit, on the opposite side, there are several Crowned Sifakas, in a walk-through enclosure. Close to the exit of the walkthrough, there is an aviary with Pink Pigeon. A cave-like entrance introduces the Madagascar small animal house - which contains Tomato Frogs and Ring-tailed Vontsira in various enclosures, and in a darker section, visitors find Madagascar Tree Boa, which are adjacent a singular larger exhibit with Aye-aye, Votsovotsa, and Grey Mouse Lemur. When they exit, visitors return to day-time, and find on the outside an outdoor enclosure for Aye-aye which has the ceiling covered with tarp - though in colder winter months they are shut inside.

 

[Haliaeetus]

Madagascar
In perhaps the most general exhibit in the zoo, with another full 12-set, the exhibit contains 3 species of lemur in one enclosure- the Red-ruffed, Black-and-white-ruffed, and Crowned lemurs. The species are all held as bachelor groups in a forested exhibit with a small moat, with Fossas living in a similar exhibit close by. In a different exhibit, on the opposite side, there are several Crowned Sifakas, in a walk-through enclosure. Close to the exit of the walkthrough, there is an aviary with Pink Pigeon. A cave-like entrance introduces the Madagascar small animal house - which contains Tomato Frogs and Ring-tailed Vontsira in various enclosures, and in a darker section, visitors find Madagascar Tree Boa, which are adjacent a singular larger exhibit with Aye-aye, Votsovotsa, and Grey Mouse Lemur. When they exit, visitors return to day-time, and find on the outside an outdoor enclosure for Aye-aye which has the ceiling covered with tarp - though in colder winter months they are shut inside.

Pink Pigeons aren't from Mauritius, not Madagascar ?
In this case, is it possible either to enlarge the theme to Indian Ocean islands, or to change these pigeons with an endangered Malagasy bird?

 

[pichu]

I was basically working on a fantasy zoo of mine - which is split into various ecological regions. However, where many zoos tend to take a 'cut corners' route with this sort of thing, I have tried in my fantasy zoo to have specific areas wherever necessary. For each region of the zoo, there is, typically, one or two 'spotlight' species, and as many as eleven or so others - no region having more than 12 species to represent it in all.
Kilimanjaro
Perhaps the best-known mountain in all of Africa, the zoo has its own representation of the mountain, with a full set of 12 species. [Albeit, it lacks the pristine view of an actual mountain, but whatever. Maybe it's base-camp.] Guests enter a fairly-forested area to meet their first species, and highlight species of this region - the Mantled Colobus. The Multizoo keeps them as a male with several females. A tunnel takes the guests inside the monkeys' enclosure, and then into the Kilimanjaro greenhouse to find the other eleven species. In the forested house, with of course only a fraction of the humidity or foliage of the real thing, Violaceous Turaco fly freely above the visitors' heads, as do Kilimanjaro Zosterops.Senegal Galago are free-roaming as well, even if guests may or may not actually find them. At one corner of the house, guests find a glass-lined enclosure which contains Rock Hyrax. At another corner, one finds an array of exhibits which contain venomous snakes - namely Gaboon Viper, Green Mamba, and Boomslang. Further on, they find enclosures for non-venomous reptiles too - namely two species of chameleon - Jackson's Chameleon and the tiny Pygmy Leaf Chameleon. An aviary close to the exit of the greenhouse contains a pair of Trumpeter Hornbills.
Perhaps one can see that I have tried to stay fairly 'realistic' in regards to animal choices ... not trying to get too outrageous with which species are in the 'region'.

i didnt know the pygmy chameleons are kept in captivity, good to know

 

[Dassie rat]

Pink Pigeons aren't from Mauritius, not Madagascar ?
In this case, is it possible either to enlarge the theme to Indian Ocean islands, or to change these pigeons with an endangered Malagasy bird?

As this is a speculative zoo, I would suggest a range of vangas showing different beak shapes