Worst exhibits by species in the U.S.?

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Moebelle

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What zoos has the worst exhibits by each species that I list? There is already a thread for this, but they talked about the worst exhibit in general. Could you please add the zoo and a picture of it.

Aardvark
African Elephant
African Hoofstock
African Wild Dog
African Lion
Alligator
Alligator snapping turtle
Alpaca
American Bison
American black bear
Amur Tiger
Asian elephant
Bald Eagle
Bat-eared Fox
Bearcat
Black Rhinocers
Bobcat
Bongo
Bonobo
Caracal
Chimpanzee
Cobra
Cockatoo
Colobus
Condor
Cougar
Crane
Crocodile
Crocodile Monitor
Deer
Fennec Fox
Fishing Cat
Flamingo
Flying Fox
Fossa
Gibbon
Gila Moster
Giraffe
Grey fox
Grizzly/Brown bear
Guenon
Hawk
Ibex
Ibis
Indian Rhinoceros
Komodo Dragon
Langur
Lemur
Leopard
Macaw
Macaque
Manatee
Markhor
Marmoset
Ocelot
Orangutan
Otter
Owl
Pallas' Cat
Penguin
Polar bear
Potto
Porcupine
Rhinoceros Hornbill
Sea Eagle
Stork
Takin
Tamarin
Tortoise
Seal
Sea Lion
Snow Leopard
Spectacled bear
Vampire Bat
Western Lowland Gorilla
Wolf
White-handed Gibbon
White Rhinoceros
 
Of course this is all opinion, so my choices are bound to stir up some arguments...

San Antonio Zoo
Edmonton Valley Zoo (1 elephant; I believe their takin exhibit is bigger)

However, San Diego Zoo is still up in the air for me...
http://www.zoochat.com/22/elephant-odyssey-elephant-idiocy-247588/
http://www.zoochat.com/22/review-elephant-odyssey-san-diego-zoo-115715/
http://www.zoochat.com/39/panda-trek-228505/ (Scroll through the comments to find a rather lengthy, although off-topic conversation)

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EO may not be the worst, nor even close to the top 25 worst, but I think the question is more if it was disappointing or not. Like if the hopes were set too high and then it resulted in a massive failure.
 
Western Lowland Gorilla...

http://www.zoochat.com/549/gorilla-exhibit-238978/

Ah! Buffalo..the first grotto abomination and imho a reason why this zoo should not keep gorillas. :(

http://www.zoochat.com/548/tropic-world-africa-gorilla-exhibit-157536/

Brookfield..the second and for the obvious reason of repeating myself,ill move on to...

Philadelphia..http://www.zoochat.com/837/gorilla-exhibit-103073/

No imagination,the most dreadful outside exhibit surely in the states.

I dont think LA or San Diego WAP should get away without critisism either. :(
 
From those 40 zoos and aquarias I have seen in the USA (and from exhibits that still exist):

Asian Elephant = Elephant Odyssey, San Diego Zoo
Sea Lion = SeaWorld San Diego (to crowded)
Amur Tiger = Riverbanks Zoo Columbia (I presume there are some worser)
Manatee = Living Seas Epcot Center Kissimmee
 
Point and senseless thread-I think, most people here judge an exhibit only by personal taste,or who is judging them out of the view of the animals and their needs ? Nevertheless, who does or who can, if not a Zookeeper ?

PS : A phantastic looking exhibit don't has to be a good exhibit,and a bad looking exhibit don't has to be a bad exhibit. From my point of view-most good looking exhibits are only build for the visitors. Best expamples are both Aspinall-Zoos-exhibits build for animals and not for visitors, I like that !
 
jbnbsn99 said:
Another pointless thread...
Click to expand...

I agree. Absolutely no good can come with such a thread. Lets please focus on the positive and not give the anti-captivity types more fodder with uneducated opinions and aesthetic judgements.
 
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