No it wouldn't. The current WE is quite huge, the size of a small building. I've seen aviaries of that size before. I've seen taller, of course, but the current size is not unrealistic not is it unreasonable.
You replace that crowned pigeon with a shoebill, and I'll be shoving a fistful of dollars in your face.
One criticism: I don't know if you should have macaws landing on guests' shoulders without keeper supervision, as they are very large birds. That's how it's done in the zoos that I've been to. Maybe the keepers can take them out for an animal talk point and have the guests interact with them.
the WE is huge for realistically sized aviaries, most aviaries are not that big. If we are talking walkthrough free flight aviaries for rainforest, birds of prey or coastal birds then yeah its way too small but generally for aviaries with like 2 species it is perfectly fine. Personally i would half the size easily for standard zoo aviaries then double or triple for proper walkthroughs although this can be solved by having several WE's in the building you intend to have them. I solved that for my realistic butterfly house where 2 WE's were used to make it seem like one large butterfly walkthrough
True.
The actual problem is that most zoos have outdated aviaries which are too small. By modern standards new aviaries need to be the huge structures that allow long flight which you see ij big well funded zoos. The zoo I worked in is slowly shifting from many tiny aviaries to 3 huge themed aviaries (wetlands, tropical, and birds-of-prey).
That would be amazing! Also wonderful picture of one of my favorites birds the Scarlet Ibis!
Ohh, scarlet ibises would be so freacking cool to have in the game. They are a beauty for South America that, if it comes to the game, i can be so happy
Ah netting like that would be amazing, if Aviaries were like a last dlc pack that's the kind of features needed for free flightI really want gigantic aviaries like this one in Hellabrunn, Munich, Germany
It’s like the whole ecosystem with flowing real stream and dozens of different species inside. Even a pair of Macaws.
Fun fact: it was designed in the 70’s and made in the 80’s yet it’s still so modern and one of the best I have ever seen
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We NEED this.I really want gigantic aviaries like this one in Hellabrunn, Munich, Germany
It’s like the whole ecosystem with flowing real stream and dozens of different species inside. Even a pair of Macaws.
Fun fact: it was designed in the 70’s and made in the 80’s yet it’s still so modern and one of the best I have ever seen
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Beautiful! And I truly believe that we can get something close to this with Walkthrough Exhibits. Since we can customize them to quite a degree, we would just need to be able to easily build with netting. Not to keep the birds from actually flying away, as they'd be contained by the Exhibit system already, but just for visual purposes to recreate something more close to real life.
How about you give me those $10 NOW?! I could use that cash and buy some junk food at the conveniece store...
You are right, yes. But the Houston Zoo currently has a brand-new aviary that is about the same size as the current WE. The other 2 they built around the same time are double in height, but the smallest one is about the size of the current WE's
I only visited Terra Natura benidorm! But a good reason to travel from the center to the coast again! Looks impressive!
I said this with a lot of confidence, but knowing myself I know that I'd adore some good faux stuff, playground material, more animal/education themed scenery with statues and stuff,...
Are you sure about this? Isn't this just a picture from when the park first opened? The vegetation around surrounding areas was veeery lush in my last visits in 2022.
Not Benidorm, but from Alicante. And yes, probably this was from the opening of the zoo, probably my most favourite zoo of Spain
