Brookfield Zoo

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So, with the notification that an Aussie pack was actually coming out soon. I started to prepare this area of my zoo for an upgrade. The pack didn't really have the animals I was expecting, so I had to mix things up a bit to make it fit better. But this also resulted in an immediate growth area for this part of the zoo.

I decided to add a large dedicated koala habitat and restructure where the birds would go as well.

The red area will be the koala's. The blueish box around the red will be the indoor part of the exhibit.
The gold area will be the cassowary, with the green box being their inside shelter area.
The purple will be the keeper/staff areas.

Here is where this expansion will go compared to the rest of the Australian area already built.

 

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here are the two new enclosures taking shape

The red is the cassowary outside area getting built. it will be viewable from the train ride.
Blue is the keeper's area which will serve and have backstage access to both enclosures.
Yellow is the shelter house for the cassowarys.

 

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here is a closer look at the cassowary habitat.
From the walkway.

 

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The train ride passing by this enclosure

Where is will pass through a tunnel and enter the Africa area. The tunnel also hides the side of the shelter building.

 

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The bird shelter

more

The keeper area

 

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Jumping away for a movement...
Here is a quick otter habitat I added to the zoo. Needs some clean up and finishing (I can't figure out the underwater feeders yet), but wanted to share.

 

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here is the start of what will be the koala building. There will be two outdoor viewing areas and an inside central area as well.

 

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adding some of the scenery to this habitat.

 

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here is what the animal navigation area will be in this habitat.

the shell of the building (for the interior part of the exhibit) is completed, but still needs to be refined an decorated.

From the outside

 

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Jumping back to the reworking of the dingo habitat. I decided to combined the two separate areas into one, with a tunnel that connected them under the building.
Here is the entrance from the outside into the tunnel.

The other side of the tunnel actually comes out inside the building and the dingos can exit trough a door to the other outside part of the habitat.

The shape of the entire habitat.

 

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So here this area one last time before the Australian pack was added.
Pink - Kangaroos
Red- aviaries
Yellow- staff areas
White- unknown animal- future expansion?
Green- dingos
Tan - fruit bats - future
Gold - koala
Blue - cassowary

and here is it after I added the pack scenery.

 

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Now, let's look at this area with the Australia pack details added.
The entrance arch to this area. (I have this arch in the workshop if you may need it)

I changed the path coverings, and many of the plants.

 

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kangaroo

Dingo viewing from the train

Dingo tunnel entrance

signage

 

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heading towards the koala habitat that is now all decked out with the finishing touches.

Walking past the exterior viewing areas and into the building.

One of the outdoor areas

 

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Headed into the inside lobby of the building.

I wanted a bright, more open-air interior in this building.

 

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More Koalas.
Outside

Inside

 

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Moving onto the next animal. I have removed the ostriches from this area and replaced with the cassowary birds. I originally planned this to be for emu, but that had to change.

 

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Couple of night shots. Here is looking out from the kangaroo habitat.

and by the koalas

dingos

 

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That is amazing habitat.