That's what I thought too. I don't see anything to suggest otherwise.
Monkey Land: An attempt at a realistic British zoo
That's what I thought too. I don't see anything to suggest otherwise.
You mean the chainlink on the building in the fifth image?
That´s the in game chainlink barrier. If you don´t think so @NZFanatic , why?
That´s the in game chainlink barrier. If you don´t think so @NZFanatic , why?
I mean on the actual building, not the fence behind it. I didn't think you could use the barriers in such a way in the game.
Thanks for the wonderful comments and likes everyone.
@NZFanatic That's just the chainlink barrier
The park is built around woodland, some of which has been preserved within the park's grounds:
The trail features lots of trees and plant life, as well as ponds — the perfect nature reserve for native birds and insects:
The next animals on display are the Japanese macaques:
The macaques live on a rocky island formerly home to hamadryas baboons which left the collection in 2015:
I based the design on the baboon island at Paignton Zoo which I remember as a kid:
Only two other parks house the species in the UK. There's a sizable group of 8 at Monkey Land (3.3.2):
The park has had success breeding the species, with two new arrivals recently, named Ringo and Twizzler:
The outdoor enclosure can also be seen from the woodland walk:
Two more views of the island:
The Old World monkey house:
Visitors can enter the Old World monkey house to view the macaques when they're indoors:
The view into the macaque indoor enclosure:
Overview of the macaque outdoor enclosure and the Old World monkey house:
Next up is the mandrills, which are kept in an exhibit on the other side of the Old World monkey house:
Their exhibit was inspired by the baboon reserve at Yorkshire Wildlife Park:
The mandrill enclosure features lots of rocks, a moat, climbing ropes and two raised shelters:
They rarely use the shelters and instead prefer their indoor quarters:
Alpha male Dakarai, one of 10 mandrills kept at the park (2.4.4):
The indoor mandrill enclosure, seen within the Old World monkey house:
One of the baby mandrills:
The keeper access gate towards the back of the mandrill exhibit. Off-show holding enclosures can be seen in the distance:
An overview of the area:
The view towards our next stop - the PrimeEat food court:
I hope you enjoyed this update. In the next one, we're going to sink our teeth into the PrimeEat food court!
@NZFanatic That's just the chainlink barrier
#4 - Old World monkeys
Here comes the biggest update so far, the Old World monkey house and outdoor habitats. Let's take a look at the nearby nature trail first:
The park is built around woodland, some of which has been preserved within the park's grounds:
The trail features lots of trees and plant life, as well as ponds — the perfect nature reserve for native birds and insects:
The next animals on display are the Japanese macaques:
The macaques live on a rocky island formerly home to hamadryas baboons which left the collection in 2015:
I based the design on the baboon island at Paignton Zoo which I remember as a kid:
Only two other parks house the species in the UK. There's a sizable group of 8 at Monkey Land (3.3.2):
The park has had success breeding the species, with two new arrivals recently, named Ringo and Twizzler:
The outdoor enclosure can also be seen from the woodland walk:
Two more views of the island:
The Old World monkey house:
Visitors can enter the Old World monkey house to view the macaques when they're indoors:
The view into the macaque indoor enclosure:
Overview of the macaque outdoor enclosure and the Old World monkey house:
Next up is the mandrills, which are kept in an exhibit on the other side of the Old World monkey house:
Their exhibit was inspired by the baboon reserve at Yorkshire Wildlife Park:
The mandrill enclosure features lots of rocks, a moat, climbing ropes and two raised shelters:
They rarely use the shelters and instead prefer their indoor quarters:
Alpha male Dakarai, one of 10 mandrills kept at the park (2.4.4):
The indoor mandrill enclosure, seen within the Old World monkey house:
One of the baby mandrills:
The keeper access gate towards the back of the mandrill exhibit. Off-show holding enclosures can be seen in the distance:
An overview of the area:
The view towards our next stop - the PrimeEat food court:
I hope you enjoyed this update. In the next one, we're going to sink our teeth into the PrimeEat food court!
Oh cool, I'd never even thought to try something like that!
Awesome work @Mr Weasel, thanks for the tip!
Thank you so much for the comments and likes.
The park has its own fast food court/restaurant, aptly named PrimeEat (kinda like Primate):
The food court serves a selection of burgers, pizzas, vegetarian options, sides and desserts (in other words, mostly things I like lmao):
Overview of the interior - I based the décor and colours on Burger King:
Outside, there's an adventure play area in the woods for kids. It features a swing set, a slide, a firepole, climbing ropes and more. There’s a picnic area too, which I forgot to screenshot:
Also nearby is another restroom with baby changing facilities:
That wraps up this update. The next one will feature chimpanzees and bonobos as part of our first major exhibit.
#5 PrimeEat
This is a slightly smaller update but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.The park has its own fast food court/restaurant, aptly named PrimeEat (kinda like Primate):
The food court serves a selection of burgers, pizzas, vegetarian options, sides and desserts (in other words, mostly things I like lmao):
Overview of the interior - I based the décor and colours on Burger King:
Outside, there's an adventure play area in the woods for kids. It features a swing set, a slide, a firepole, climbing ropes and more. There’s a picnic area too, which I forgot to screenshot:
Also nearby is another restroom with baby changing facilities:
That wraps up this update. The next one will feature chimpanzees and bonobos as part of our first major exhibit.
Really great Park. Can't wait to see the next Enclosures. I'm currently working on a Chimpanzee Enclosure myself and I'm interested in seeing how you build it
Very cool. I don't have the time or skills to build this much detail.
By the way, those mac and cheese balls look amazing, as does my favorite: garlic bread (or even better: Texas toast)
By the way, those mac and cheese balls look amazing, as does my favorite: garlic bread (or even better: Texas toast)
Thank you for the likes and comments everyone.
This is one of two entrances into Pan Trail. "Pan" is a reference to the genus of both the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the bonobo (Pan paniscus):
The outdoor chimpanzee habitat can be viewed through two viewing windows or across a moat. This is the first of the two viewing windows, sheltered beneath a thatched roof:
This is the view from that area:
There's a second viewing area further along the pathway. This photo also shows off the dense planting around this zone, which is used to help immerse visitors:
This is the view from the second windowed viewing area:
This is the area where you can view the habitat from across a moat. The gate allows staff access to the backstage areas:
The moat allows the widest view of the outdoor chimpanzee habitat, which features lots of foliage and climbing opportunities:
Alpha male Ayize:
Monkey Land is home to 18 Western common chimpanzees (7.7.5):
Overview of the outdoor chimpanzee habitat:
Pan Trail also features a "chimpanzee house", which allows visitors to view the chimpanzees and bonobos in their indoor enclosures:
The immediate view upon entry - the chimpanzee viewing windows. There's lots of tropical planting to make the visitor experience more immersive:
The indoor chimpanzee enclosure:
The park has successfully bred the subspecies, with 5 babies having arrived in the past few years:
General view of the indoor viewing area for the chimpanzees. The signage is designed to provide an insight into the two species and highlights their conservation:
The other side of the house, which is home to the bonobos, is separated by a small indoor jungle:
The greenhouse creates a hot and humid atmosphere necessary for the exotic plants and also makes things more immersive:
This shot shows the greenhouse structure and how it integrates into the building, separating the two species on display:
The viewing windows for the indoor bonobo enclosure:
The viewing area for the bonobos:
The view into the indoor bonobo enclosure:
There are 8 bonobos (2.3.3) held at Monkey Land. Only one other zoo in the UK keeps the species:
One of two glass viewing areas for the outdoor bonobo habitat:
Two views into the outdoor bonobo habitat:
Overview of the outdoor bonobo habitat:
Overview of Pan Trail as a whole, complete with backstage outdoor enclosures:
I hope you enjoyed this update! In the next one, we're going to visit Gorilla Outlook.
#6 - Pan Trail
This is a hefty update which showcases the first major exhibit, named Pan Trail.This is one of two entrances into Pan Trail. "Pan" is a reference to the genus of both the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the bonobo (Pan paniscus):
The outdoor chimpanzee habitat can be viewed through two viewing windows or across a moat. This is the first of the two viewing windows, sheltered beneath a thatched roof:
This is the view from that area:
There's a second viewing area further along the pathway. This photo also shows off the dense planting around this zone, which is used to help immerse visitors:
This is the view from the second windowed viewing area:
This is the area where you can view the habitat from across a moat. The gate allows staff access to the backstage areas:
The moat allows the widest view of the outdoor chimpanzee habitat, which features lots of foliage and climbing opportunities:
Alpha male Ayize:
Monkey Land is home to 18 Western common chimpanzees (7.7.5):
Overview of the outdoor chimpanzee habitat:
Pan Trail also features a "chimpanzee house", which allows visitors to view the chimpanzees and bonobos in their indoor enclosures:
The immediate view upon entry - the chimpanzee viewing windows. There's lots of tropical planting to make the visitor experience more immersive:
The indoor chimpanzee enclosure:
The park has successfully bred the subspecies, with 5 babies having arrived in the past few years:
General view of the indoor viewing area for the chimpanzees. The signage is designed to provide an insight into the two species and highlights their conservation:
The other side of the house, which is home to the bonobos, is separated by a small indoor jungle:
The greenhouse creates a hot and humid atmosphere necessary for the exotic plants and also makes things more immersive:
This shot shows the greenhouse structure and how it integrates into the building, separating the two species on display:
The viewing windows for the indoor bonobo enclosure:
The viewing area for the bonobos:
The view into the indoor bonobo enclosure:
There are 8 bonobos (2.3.3) held at Monkey Land. Only one other zoo in the UK keeps the species:
One of two glass viewing areas for the outdoor bonobo habitat:
Two views into the outdoor bonobo habitat:
Overview of the outdoor bonobo habitat:
Overview of Pan Trail as a whole, complete with backstage outdoor enclosures:
I hope you enjoyed this update! In the next one, we're going to visit Gorilla Outlook.
Thanks for the lovely comments and likes once again.
@tigris115 I couldn’t agree more!
This is another of the park's big attractions, dedicated to the western lowland gorilla.
Leaving Pan Trail, this is the view towards Gorilla Outlook:
This area allows visitors a view of the outdoor gorilla habitat, separated by a moat:
The outdoor habitat is heavily planted and terraformed like the gorilla's natural habitat:
A view of the moat:
Kembo, the park's lone silverback, one of four (1.2.1) western lowland gorillas kept at Monkey Land:
A sloped path leads visitors towards the gorilla house which provides additional views into the gorilla habitat:
The entrance and exterior of the gorilla house which features a modern architectural design:
The immediate view upon entry:
The large indoor viewing area into the outdoor gorilla habitat. This part of their habitat aims to replicate a dried riverbed:
Nearby, this is the viewing area for the indoor gorilla enclosure:
Three large windows provide visitors a great view of the gorillas indoors:
The indoor viewing area features lots of hay and a large climbing frame:
Smaller viewing windows allow visitors to view the gorillas at a foraging box:
General view of the indoor viewing area:
The indoor viewing area also features a gorilla sculpture which was generously donated by the Yorkshire Sculpture Park after the exhibit was first opened in 2018:
An outside look at the gorilla house building - on the left, the gorilla's access door and off-show holding areas are visible:
Overview of the outdoor gorilla habitat showing large concrete walls topped with hot wire and a large concrete moat:
A view behind the gorilla house - the large door on the right allows keepers access to the outdoor habitat:
Overview of Gorilla Outlook and staff facilities:
I hope you enjoyed that update. Next up is a smaller update for capuchins.
@tigris115 I couldn’t agree more!
#7 - Gorilla Outlook
This is another of the park's big attractions, dedicated to the western lowland gorilla.
Leaving Pan Trail, this is the view towards Gorilla Outlook:
This area allows visitors a view of the outdoor gorilla habitat, separated by a moat:
The outdoor habitat is heavily planted and terraformed like the gorilla's natural habitat:
A view of the moat:
Kembo, the park's lone silverback, one of four (1.2.1) western lowland gorillas kept at Monkey Land:
A sloped path leads visitors towards the gorilla house which provides additional views into the gorilla habitat:
The entrance and exterior of the gorilla house which features a modern architectural design:
The immediate view upon entry:
The large indoor viewing area into the outdoor gorilla habitat. This part of their habitat aims to replicate a dried riverbed:
Nearby, this is the viewing area for the indoor gorilla enclosure:
Three large windows provide visitors a great view of the gorillas indoors:
The indoor viewing area features lots of hay and a large climbing frame:
Smaller viewing windows allow visitors to view the gorillas at a foraging box:
General view of the indoor viewing area:
The indoor viewing area also features a gorilla sculpture which was generously donated by the Yorkshire Sculpture Park after the exhibit was first opened in 2018:
An outside look at the gorilla house building - on the left, the gorilla's access door and off-show holding areas are visible:
Overview of the outdoor gorilla habitat showing large concrete walls topped with hot wire and a large concrete moat:
A view behind the gorilla house - the large door on the right allows keepers access to the outdoor habitat:
Overview of Gorilla Outlook and staff facilities:
I hope you enjoyed that update. Next up is a smaller update for capuchins.
Thanks for the comments and likes guys.
@Karen F @markun I plan to upload it to the workshop as soon as I’m done showing it.
I’ve got a smaller update for everyone today but I hope you all enjoy it nonetheless.
This is the view towards the capuchin exhibit from Gorilla Outlook. Kings of the Treetops is on the left:
The outdoor enclosure for capuchins. It's one of the oldest enclosures at the park and was previously home to siamangs:
A view into the capuchin enclosure:
One of the six (2.2.2) Columbian white-faced capuchins which call this exhibit home:
The keeper access areas:
The sheltered viewing area for the indoor enclosure:
The indoor capuchin enclosure:
Another view of the outdoor enclosure:
Thanks for viewing. The orangutans are next!
@Karen F @markun I plan to upload it to the workshop as soon as I’m done showing it.
I’ve got a smaller update for everyone today but I hope you all enjoy it nonetheless.
#8 - Capuchins
In this update, we're gonna check out the Colombian white-faced capuchins.This is the view towards the capuchin exhibit from Gorilla Outlook. Kings of the Treetops is on the left:
The outdoor enclosure for capuchins. It's one of the oldest enclosures at the park and was previously home to siamangs:
A view into the capuchin enclosure:
One of the six (2.2.2) Columbian white-faced capuchins which call this exhibit home:
The keeper access areas:
The sheltered viewing area for the indoor enclosure:
The indoor capuchin enclosure:
Another view of the outdoor enclosure:
Thanks for viewing. The orangutans are next!
Excellent news!