Unique zoo exhibits

@Maguari: I believe that you can bypass the theater. I was at the Bronx Zoo to give a talk at WCS so I was a bit rushed going through the exhibit and the theater reveal is the only way that I experienced it. Someone please correct me if I am wrong about bypass of theater being available.

@Kwambeze: Thank you for the information on the Boras savanna. If I am ever in Sweden seeing this exhibit will be a priority.
 
DavidBrown said:
@Maguari: I believe that you can bypass the theater. I was at the Bronx Zoo to give a talk at WCS so I was a bit rushed going through the exhibit and the theater reveal is the only way that I experienced it. Someone please correct me if I am wrong about bypass of theater being available.
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Thanks. It would be frustrating for regular visitors if you couldn't bypass it (although getting stung for a few extra dollars every time, even in a good cause, would be frustrating enough!).
 
Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes at the National Aquarium is pretty unique. Most of the animals are found in other zoos, just not represented in a specific, immersion type of exhibit that I know of.
 
Maguari said:
Thanks. It would be frustrating for regular visitors if you couldn't bypass it (although getting stung for a few extra dollars every time, even in a good cause, would be frustrating enough!).
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There is a gorilla exhibit that can been seen without having to pay to get into the main complex, so people who don't feel like paying to see the gorillas can still see them. If I remember correctly there is an okapi enclosure with outside viewing access also.
 
@red uakari - could you describe the animal pathway at Philly? I haven't heard about it before :)
 
DavidBrown said:
There is a gorilla exhibit that can been seen without having to pay to get into the main complex, so people who don't feel like paying to see the gorillas can still see them. If I remember correctly there is an okapi enclosure with outside viewing access also.
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One of the two gorilla exhibits is viewable from outside of the paid experience area. okapis are only visible from inside the exhibit, although several years ago there was a second okapi exhibit (attached to the Giraffe House) that was located near Congo. It was extensively renovated a few years ago and now houses wild dogs.

Per your earlier comments, there is no life-sized model of a forest elephant in Congo, but lots of graphics and other interpretive exhibits reference the importance of elephants as habitat determinants in African rain forests, including a large artificial tree with lots of bark removed or scarred by "elephant tusks."

And there is a bypass to the theater that allows immediate access to the main gorilla viewing room.
 
reduakari said:
One of the two gorilla exhibits is viewable from outside of the paid experience area. okapis are only visible from inside the exhibit, although several years ago there was a second okapi exhibit (attached to the Giraffe House) that was located near Congo. It was extensively renovated a few years ago and now houses wild dogs.

Per your earlier comments, there is no life-sized model of a forest elephant in Congo, but lots of graphics and other interpretive exhibits reference the importance of elephants as habitat determinants in African rain forests, including a large artificial tree with lots of bark removed or scarred by "elephant tusks."

And there is a bypass to the theater that allows immediate access to the main gorilla viewing room.
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Thanks for the clarification on the okapis. It must have been the old okapi exhibit that I was remembering as there were no wild dogs when I visited in 2005. Thanks also for clarification on the elephant displays; I remembered that they had a presence in the exhibit, especially in the film which had some spectacular footage of them.
 
DavidBrown said:
The exhibit also features a film theater showing a very interesting movie about the Congo ecosystem and when it is over the screen lifts up to reveal the main panorama of the gorilla exhibit.
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There is/was* somthing vaguely similar at the Welsh Mountain Zoo - a voice-over lecture on Chimps is "delivered" by mannekin/rudimentary anamatronic explorer model(s) and then the background lifts to reveal the Chimps internal area (where they appeared to have been tempted by food).

* about four/five years ago when I last visited
 
The Staten Island Zoo at one time claimed to exhibit all of the rattlesnake species in the world and were building (remodeling?) a new reptile house to modernize their rattlesnake exhibit. Does anyone know if this was done?

Baldur has some pictures of several rattlesnake enclosures in the Staten Island Zoo gallery, but I can't tell if the "unique" aspect of complete species exhibition is achieved.

In the same vein, the St. Augustine Alligator Farm (AZA accredited) claims to exhibit all 23 species of crocodilians in their "Land Of Crocodiles" exhibit. I haven't heard of any other zoos having an exhibit like this. Hopefully it is nice. Has anyone seen it?
http://www.alligatorfarm.us/history.html
 
DavidBrown said:
In the same vein, the St. Augustine Alligator Farm (AZA accredited) claims to exhibit all 23 species of crocodilians in their "Land Of Crocodiles" exhibit. I haven't heard of any other zoos having an exhibit like this. Hopefully it is nice. Has anyone seen it?
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park: Rare and Exotic Reptiles Birds and Mammals
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St. Augustine is the only place in the world that keeps all 23 species of crocodilians. However, they might not be for much longer as Crocodile Zoo in Denmark is now up to 22 species and attempting to get a hold of the last one (the orinoco crocodile).
 
Of course that number has to be changed now with the new species of Nile Croc C. suchus.
 
Berlin Tierpark (then East Berlin) had all crocodilians some decades ago.

I am more interested in new concepts of animal exhibits and husbandry. Especially some Asian zoos build new innovative exhibits, which put USA and Europe to shame.
 
Jurek7 said:
Berlin Tierpark (then East Berlin) had all crocodilians some decades ago.

I am more interested in new concepts of animal exhibits and husbandry. Especially some Asian zoos build new innovative exhibits, which put USA and Europe to shame.
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Aside from Night Safari and/or some of Singapore's exhibits, what are you referring to?
 
reduakari said:
Aside from Night Safari and/or some of Singapore's exhibits, what are you referring to?
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This aquarium in Dubai where you can ride a boat over the tank and feed the fish, for example.

Not exactly a zoo, but in China there are reserves, where you can watch wild but habituated Golden and Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkeys.

PS. I traced restaurant with lions to Bali Safari Park.
 
Turtleback zoo in NJ USA has a bears in your backyard exhibit where the viewing area is a human house with complete kitchen including pie on the window sill. You view the bears through a picture (patio) window from the lounge where there are leather sofas and plasma TV. There are also raccoons in the attic and a groundhog under the garden shed.

Orangutans at singapore arent unique also roam over visitors heads at the National Zoo, DC, USA
 
Shorts said:
How about a major exhibit the public can only see via a viewing window in the toilets (New England Aviary, Twycross)?
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Adelaide Zoo did this with their aviary/toilet block a while back. It is a little off-putting when you are trying to do your business and a large cockatoo is staring at you!
 
Australia Zoo's stadium show must be fairly unique.

I can't think of any other distinctly unique exhibits from the zoos I've visited.
 
Sim said:
Adelaide Zoo did this with their aviary/toilet block a while back. It is a little off-putting when you are trying to do your business and a large cockatoo is staring at you!
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I really hope that this design trend doesn't catch fire in the U.S. (or anywhere else).
 
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