Monkey Land: An attempt at a realistic British zoo

Mr Weasel

Mr Weasel
In this topic I’m going to share screenshots of a zoo I’ve been working on, named Monkey Land. It’s my first major zoo project and I tried to aim for as much realism as possible.

Everything on show here is my own work and I didn’t use anything from the workshop. I also didn’t base the park on anything in particular and tried to use my own ideas for everything. I did, however, use a few reference pictures for things like architecture.

About​

Monkey Land is a zoo dedicated to primates located in West Yorkshire, England. I originally planned to make it a sanctuary, based on the real-life Monkey World, but then I got carried away and it became something of my own imagination — bigger and with state-of-the-art exhibits which highlight conservation.

Its main exhibits are Pan Trail, Kings of the Treetops and Gorilla Outlook with smaller enclosures for macaques, mandrills, lemurs and capuchins. I’ve used every primate available in the game (minus mods) but due to realism, I’ve decided not to keep proboscis monkeys as they don’t fare well in captivity outside Asia. I’ve also kept my foliage choices to those that can survive the UK’s climate.

Visitor amenities include a cafe, a food court, a conservation centre, events suite and rest rooms. I’ve also built a large animal hospital, staff facilities and every exhibit has a backstage area (although not all of them are fleshed out).

Here’s the park map (which I rushed in Photoshop lol):

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Previews​

This is what’s to come:
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Index​


Video Walkthrough​

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nqSzhkGh98
 
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Mr Weasel

Mr Weasel

#1 - Entrance and overviews​

Thanks for the likes and comment guys. In this update, we’re going to look at the entrance and some overviews of the park.

This is the park from above. It is based within the English countryside and is surrounded by fields and woodland.

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The park has its own bus stop which is conveniently located near the entrance:

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The entrance building:

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A view of the disabled parking spaces available in the car park:

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If the park's large car park isn't enough, there's an overflow car parking area in a nearby field:

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There's also an area designated for coaches:

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The animal hospital and staff centre has its own car parking area behind a barrier. The building off-shot on the left is the gift shop:

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At one of the ticket booths:

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Ticket booth interior:

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Immediate view upon entry. The statue is dedicated to the park's first and oldest western lowland gorilla, named Kasamba, who died in 2008, aged 48. The building on the higher ground is the park's cafe:

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Turning right leads you into the park:

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The gift shop which we'll explore in a later update:

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Turning right, this is the view towards the cafe:

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The cafe will be showcased next. I hope you enjoyed this update!
 

Mr Weasel

Mr Weasel
Thank you so much for your comments and likes. It’s really nice that so many of you still remember me.

@markun That is very high praise coming from you as you were my biggest inspiration back in my ZT2 days. Thank you so much and it’s great to see you again.

Here’s the next update:

#2 - Cafe​

This update will showcase the park's cafe, named Beth's Cafe:

The cafe exterior:

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The cafe's sign:
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The cafe interior - it serves hot drinks, ice cream, milkshakes, cakes, sandwiches and toasties:

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The interior features monkey décor:

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Outside, visitors can find one of several restrooms nearby:

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The restroom features a toilet block (for both men and women), as well as an accessibility toilet and baby changing facilities:

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The interior of the restroom:

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The view towards the lemur walkthrough:

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I hope you enjoyed this update. The next one will feature our first animal exhibit, the lemur walkthrough.
 

Gerben

Gerben
Great seeing you play as well Mr Weasel! Just like your ZT2 work, I love the realism and details in your work! I look forward to see the first enclosures.
 

Mr Weasel

Mr Weasel
Thanks again for the likes and comments. :)

#3 - Lemur Walkthrough​

The lemur walkthrough is situated opposite the café and allows visitors to get up close and personal with the park's ring-tailed and red ruffed lemurs.

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If you enter and turn right, this is the immediate view:

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Three of the exhibit's residents - there's 16 in total (4.5.3 ring-tailed lemurs and 3.8.2 red ruffed lemurs):

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Moving along the path, visitors get a view of the lemur house:

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The lemur house was based on the one at Yorkshire Wildlife Park - there's a window on the side which visitors can use to see the lemurs inside:

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The exhibit also features a feeding platform where large feeds take place:

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Wooden bridges cross the paths, allowing lemurs to run above visitors:

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The lemurs also have full access to trees - these are planted away from the enclosure fences:

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Some overhead shots:

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I hope you enjoyed this update. Next, we're going to take a look at the Old World monkeys.
 

Swjosdotschka

Swjosdotschka
NZFanatic said:
What pieces did you use to get that "chain-link" effect on the lemur house?
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I assume it is the modded chain link, but if the OP used an in-game piece, it really is perfect. :)

Really awesome work! I rarely look into this section of the forum, but with this thread, I'm glad I did! Thank you for sharing!
 
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