I have one habitat to go, then some guest buildings, and then general decorating and space filling.
Mini Zoo Building Contest!
- Thread starter Orkan
- Start date
Had less time to build than i hoped for, so im currently only on
-Fossa
-Ringtailed lemur
- Aldabra
In an "Madagascar and surrounding Islands" sort of area
and
-Kiwi
-Devil
-"Tuatara"
In an oceanian nocturnal house
After finishing this up i want to add cassowaries to bridge between oceania and indonesia where i plan to add the babirussa, komodo and lar gibbon with the flying fox in there somewhere aswell
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Okay I am just not going to get time to finish completey as I have not one but two orphaned newborn lambs at and they take up a lot of time. I'll submit what I have!
Dive into tropical Bali at the new Riki Zoo Reserve. Originally an untouched landscape, some big developers decided to make a hot, instagramable travel local. Get your shoes on and Snapchat ready, because we sure to have some sights to see!
Guest arrive to the reserve via cruise ship, and can stay in one of the two island resort buildings. There are several private on the water villas for the ultra exclusive VIP customer, so long as they are willing to pay for it. (this is the main part I will not have the time to finish, R I P). includes infinity pool!
Traditional Balinese Architecture in the entrance bulding. there is an infocentre and three guest shops in this building. Another area i will not complete.
Entry to the first habitat:
It is the Binturong!
A little bit further down the path we see a glimpse of the lemur islands. We will get a better view of these guys soon!
Leaving the lush jungle area we head to our elephants:
They are living in reclaimed rice paddies! Posting part 2 next
Dive into tropical Bali at the new Riki Zoo Reserve. Originally an untouched landscape, some big developers decided to make a hot, instagramable travel local. Get your shoes on and Snapchat ready, because we sure to have some sights to see!
Guest arrive to the reserve via cruise ship, and can stay in one of the two island resort buildings. There are several private on the water villas for the ultra exclusive VIP customer, so long as they are willing to pay for it. (this is the main part I will not have the time to finish, R I P). includes infinity pool!
Traditional Balinese Architecture in the entrance bulding. there is an infocentre and three guest shops in this building. Another area i will not complete.
Entry to the first habitat:
It is the Binturong!
A little bit further down the path we see a glimpse of the lemur islands. We will get a better view of these guys soon!
Leaving the lush jungle area we head to our elephants:
They are living in reclaimed rice paddies! Posting part 2 next
Part 2:
Elephant in rice paddy. every single on of these rice fields do in fact have water. You will see them in the final overhead shot.
Moving from the rice fields for a sec we go towards our inland lagoon: ( needs detail from me, terrain painting, another fence but im just not going to get there) It is home to our grey seals.
Of course, being a luxury geared reserve, we also have underwater viewing.
Leaving the seals we head towards the coast to visit our first beach. Along the way we take our island path via the volcano. Note that the volcano is safe and that you can get close to post it on your story. Keep an eye out for the local lizards tho. #run
From here we head to our first beach, where guests can interact with our penguin colony! Don't get too close, they're a little fishy. You can enjoy a bite to eat from the restaurant balcony ( needs work from me tbh), or go for a stroll along the sand, or even paddle out in our canoes.
Part 3 being posted now.
Elephant in rice paddy. every single on of these rice fields do in fact have water. You will see them in the final overhead shot.
Moving from the rice fields for a sec we go towards our inland lagoon: ( needs detail from me, terrain painting, another fence but im just not going to get there) It is home to our grey seals.
Of course, being a luxury geared reserve, we also have underwater viewing.
Leaving the seals we head towards the coast to visit our first beach. Along the way we take our island path via the volcano. Note that the volcano is safe and that you can get close to post it on your story. Keep an eye out for the local lizards tho. #run
From here we head to our first beach, where guests can interact with our penguin colony! Don't get too close, they're a little fishy. You can enjoy a bite to eat from the restaurant balcony ( needs work from me tbh), or go for a stroll along the sand, or even paddle out in our canoes.
Part 3 being posted now.
Part 3:
Close up of the Penguin cove - Note that swimming here is not advisable.
Now we head to the second of our beaches, which is much more swimmer friendly and home to our Giant galapagos island tortises. Set sail, surf, or sit back and sip on our famous drink, the sunrise smile.
You can also take a quick stroll at dusk and meet the islands friendly Spectacled Flying Fox Colony - there is a feeding show each evening. please note a fee will apply to attend.
Now lets head deeper into the jungle. At Seprent bridge we can get up close to the reclusive and water loving Proboscious Monkey. They do use the structure and can and do climb some of the vines.
Now we head up to the mysterious mountain. PArt 4 being worked on rn.
Close up of the Penguin cove - Note that swimming here is not advisable.
Now we head to the second of our beaches, which is much more swimmer friendly and home to our Giant galapagos island tortises. Set sail, surf, or sit back and sip on our famous drink, the sunrise smile.
You can also take a quick stroll at dusk and meet the islands friendly Spectacled Flying Fox Colony - there is a feeding show each evening. please note a fee will apply to attend.
Now lets head deeper into the jungle. At Seprent bridge we can get up close to the reclusive and water loving Proboscious Monkey. They do use the structure and can and do climb some of the vines.
Now we head up to the mysterious mountain. PArt 4 being worked on rn.
I forgot to add this P. Monkey shot.
Heading up the mountain we come across this sight: the mountain is home to some orangutangs.
Annnnd while we are at it, we have lemur breakfast villas, where you can come and dine with these delightful little delinquents. (feature us on your socials for a chance to win a free nights stay)
Thats me! kind of sad i cant do everything i wanted to but ah well. heres an overhead view
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Heading up the mountain we come across this sight: the mountain is home to some orangutangs.
Annnnd while we are at it, we have lemur breakfast villas, where you can come and dine with these delightful little delinquents. (feature us on your socials for a chance to win a free nights stay)
Thats me! kind of sad i cant do everything i wanted to but ah well. heres an overhead view
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When is the deadline?
Voting starts tomorrow at 10:00 EST. Any time before then.
So since im probably not able to upload my entry to the contest tomorrow, so im doing it now. I wanted to start a Zoo set in egypt for a really long time, so this contest was the perfect opportunity to start. I didnt have as much time as i would have liked, so i couldnt do everything i originally planed ( Hello indonesia subsection, Hello interiors )
But i still want to show what i have so far.
"Kairos Zoo on the nile opens its first section. Welcome everybody to the Island Adventure, a lush oasis spread across two island directly on the nile! Hop onto a tour around the world and witness the wonders of multiple prominent islands from across the globe, aswell as the weird and wonderfull animals that call them home."
"Our first stop on this Island hopping tour is madagascar and its surrounding islands. Having been split from the mainland for 180 million years as allowed life to adept in alot of unique ways
"First up we have our group of aldabra giant tortoises, their predator free island paradise on the seychelles has turned theese reptiles into giants! Look at them lounging around their mud wallow and basking under the egyptian sun!"
"Our next stops leads us the madagascar itself. Take a closer look of the elusive fossa! This relative of meerkats arrived on an island without competition, which allowed them to take up the role of apex predator.. You can spot our pair prowling in their outdoor habitat, or view them inside their indoor area inside our madagascar house!"
"Moving on leads us to both our Madagascar house on the left and the Oceanian night house on the right. Lets first visit the former shall we?"
More in part 2
But i still want to show what i have so far.
"Kairos Zoo on the nile opens its first section. Welcome everybody to the Island Adventure, a lush oasis spread across two island directly on the nile! Hop onto a tour around the world and witness the wonders of multiple prominent islands from across the globe, aswell as the weird and wonderfull animals that call them home."
"Our first stop on this Island hopping tour is madagascar and its surrounding islands. Having been split from the mainland for 180 million years as allowed life to adept in alot of unique ways
"First up we have our group of aldabra giant tortoises, their predator free island paradise on the seychelles has turned theese reptiles into giants! Look at them lounging around their mud wallow and basking under the egyptian sun!"
"Our next stops leads us the madagascar itself. Take a closer look of the elusive fossa! This relative of meerkats arrived on an island without competition, which allowed them to take up the role of apex predator.. You can spot our pair prowling in their outdoor habitat, or view them inside their indoor area inside our madagascar house!"
"Moving on leads us to both our Madagascar house on the left and the Oceanian night house on the right. Lets first visit the former shall we?"
More in part 2
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"Turning left brings us towards our troop of ringtailed lemurs! Theese guys life in a big aviary. Lets take some closer looks."
"When you are done visiting our madagascar house, you can leave through the back exit and walk around our highwalk, which allows you to observe our lemurs on eyelevel. Following our highwalk you will circle around the nighthouse and aproach on the devils den! Tasmanian devils are all bark and all bite. Watch theese feisty guys run around."
"Next up we can find the iconic kiwi forraging inside their dryed up riverbed. A rare occasion to see them out at daylight."
"Now we leave oceania behind us and enter indonesia where we can find..."
"When you are done visiting our madagascar house, you can leave through the back exit and walk around our highwalk, which allows you to observe our lemurs on eyelevel. Following our highwalk you will circle around the nighthouse and aproach on the devils den! Tasmanian devils are all bark and all bite. Watch theese feisty guys run around."
"Next up we can find the iconic kiwi forraging inside their dryed up riverbed. A rare occasion to see them out at daylight."
"Now we leave oceania behind us and enter indonesia where we can find..."
Here are some more arial shots of the island adventure section. Its all pretty small and crampt together, so unfortunately alot got left out using only a few screenshots. Hopefully seeing it from a birds eye view gives a better idea of the area.
This is the area you first enter, having the fossa on the left, tortoise on the right and the lemurs in the back
This is the back area you get to via following the highwalk or leaving the night house. Kiwi on the right, devil on the left.
I started building interiors for both houses with indoor viewing areas for all animals besides the tortoises. Aswell as a few fitting implied exhibits for tuataras, chameleons, dumerils boas and mouse lemurs.
The second island on the right is where i planed to do an indonesian subsection. I wanted cassowaries to brigde the gap between oceania and indonesia and follow them up with babirussa, komodo dragons and restaurant/cafe area, but i kinda ran out of time
Was super fun building something out of my comfort zone. I really only build in the temperate setting before, so a desert oasis was something super refreshing. Will definetly keep on builidng in this zoo. Maybe expanding it with other sections if we continue with more contests.
This is the area you first enter, having the fossa on the left, tortoise on the right and the lemurs in the back
This is the back area you get to via following the highwalk or leaving the night house. Kiwi on the right, devil on the left.
I started building interiors for both houses with indoor viewing areas for all animals besides the tortoises. Aswell as a few fitting implied exhibits for tuataras, chameleons, dumerils boas and mouse lemurs.
The second island on the right is where i planed to do an indonesian subsection. I wanted cassowaries to brigde the gap between oceania and indonesia and follow them up with babirussa, komodo dragons and restaurant/cafe area, but i kinda ran out of time
Was super fun building something out of my comfort zone. I really only build in the temperate setting before, so a desert oasis was something super refreshing. Will definetly keep on builidng in this zoo. Maybe expanding it with other sections if we continue with more contests.
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Dang you did this in 10ish days? Very impressive. Love the colour schemes everywhere.
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It was made for the larger tree kangaroos, then u relied they weren't in the game and put devils in instead lol.
I just finished up and am exhausted so I'm heading to bed, it's 4:40am here lol, and will post screen shots in the morning. I assume the dead line is 10 AM not PM?
Oh yes, it is. Did I say 10 pm?