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I visited this park for the first time a few days ago, and while the outside doesn't look that impressive, the inside has way more to offer! Very rare species to the right and left, mixed with more common species as well - a very nice collection in general!
The building seems to be some kind of old factory building, and the public areas are separated into 4 different sections on 4 different floors.
Basement: The basement is designated as an aquarium section, housing several different smaller aquariums and terrariums, as well as a large exhibit for dwarf crocodiles, and one larger "coral shark tank" housing, for example, 3 species of sharks. One area also has 3 smaller pools where you can interact/pet animals like sea stars, doctor fishes, and shrimps.
First floor: The first floor is where the entrance is, as well as a Madagascar walk-through exhibit, and a restaurant/souvenir store with two African exhibits, for example, dwarf mongoose. The Madagascar section has two different walk-through rooms, with the first one themed after a beach on Madagascar - Here the only animal living is the Giant Madagascar chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti). If you walk through the next door, you get to the larger general Madagascar walk-through with both free-living animals (lemurs and birds) and terrariums scattered along the path. In these terrariums, you can see species like Leafnose snake (Langaha madagascariensis) and Greater Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma grandis). The birds free-flying here include White-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis), Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus caudatus), and Grey-headed lovebird (Agapornis canus). In the spring and summer, it seems like the lemurs are outdoors in an aviary right by the entrance to the building.
Second floor: The second floor contains two different rooms which are also walk-through rooms. The first one is a nocturnal rainforest-themed room, with owl monkeys, fruit bats, galagos, etc., free-roaming. Along this path are small terrariums with spiders, scorpions, and snakes scattered. The second section is the general rainforest room, with free-living Golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and birds like Ivory-billed aracari (Pteroglossus azara) and Green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus). Along this path, several larger exhibits and terrariums are located on the sides, containing, for example, Green basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons), Golden-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas), and different species of poison dart frogs and spiders.
Third floor: The third floor is supposed to look like some sort of storage area, with boxes standing everywhere, and with all the terrariums and aquariums being in the boxes. A large sign says "Zoological museum's storage." Along the exhibits, there are also other more "museum objects" like taxidermy animals, skeletons, and other animal parts. On this floor, they have species like Northern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus ciliaris), Mount Kenya three-horned chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus), and Indian glassy fish (Parambassis ranga).
At the end of this floor, you reach a room that resembles a lab, containing exhibits with "manmade freaks" as one sign says, animals that have been domesticated by humans. For example, guinea pigs, goldfish, and canary birds.
In general, a very nice collection, with several rare species. There seems to have been quite a change in species though when I look at Zootierliste as many of the species I saw are not yet listed there.
I visited this park for the first time a few days ago, and while the outside doesn't look that impressive, the inside has way more to offer! Very rare species to the right and left, mixed with more common species as well - a very nice collection in general!
The building seems to be some kind of old factory building, and the public areas are separated into 4 different sections on 4 different floors.
Basement: The basement is designated as an aquarium section, housing several different smaller aquariums and terrariums, as well as a large exhibit for dwarf crocodiles, and one larger "coral shark tank" housing, for example, 3 species of sharks. One area also has 3 smaller pools where you can interact/pet animals like sea stars, doctor fishes, and shrimps.
First floor: The first floor is where the entrance is, as well as a Madagascar walk-through exhibit, and a restaurant/souvenir store with two African exhibits, for example, dwarf mongoose. The Madagascar section has two different walk-through rooms, with the first one themed after a beach on Madagascar - Here the only animal living is the Giant Madagascar chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti). If you walk through the next door, you get to the larger general Madagascar walk-through with both free-living animals (lemurs and birds) and terrariums scattered along the path. In these terrariums, you can see species like Leafnose snake (Langaha madagascariensis) and Greater Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma grandis). The birds free-flying here include White-throated bee-eater (Merops albicollis), Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus caudatus), and Grey-headed lovebird (Agapornis canus). In the spring and summer, it seems like the lemurs are outdoors in an aviary right by the entrance to the building.
Second floor: The second floor contains two different rooms which are also walk-through rooms. The first one is a nocturnal rainforest-themed room, with owl monkeys, fruit bats, galagos, etc., free-roaming. Along this path are small terrariums with spiders, scorpions, and snakes scattered. The second section is the general rainforest room, with free-living Golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and birds like Ivory-billed aracari (Pteroglossus azara) and Green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus). Along this path, several larger exhibits and terrariums are located on the sides, containing, for example, Green basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons), Golden-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas), and different species of poison dart frogs and spiders.
Third floor: The third floor is supposed to look like some sort of storage area, with boxes standing everywhere, and with all the terrariums and aquariums being in the boxes. A large sign says "Zoological museum's storage." Along the exhibits, there are also other more "museum objects" like taxidermy animals, skeletons, and other animal parts. On this floor, they have species like Northern spiny-tailed gecko (Strophurus ciliaris), Mount Kenya three-horned chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus), and Indian glassy fish (Parambassis ranga).
At the end of this floor, you reach a room that resembles a lab, containing exhibits with "manmade freaks" as one sign says, animals that have been domesticated by humans. For example, guinea pigs, goldfish, and canary birds.
In general, a very nice collection, with several rare species. There seems to have been quite a change in species though when I look at Zootierliste as many of the species I saw are not yet listed there.
