This is a hippo/zebra/flamingo exhibit I did some time ago that came out pretty well.
Theme is that the first floor of the main building was the zoo's original hippo building, which they kept as much of after a rebuild and expansion in the same architectural style.
I had planned to make the waterfalls part of an indoor living wall, but they actually project into the lion habitat behind and immediately below them and the lions didn't like any of the hippos' plants.
I know this island isn't technically immersive, because guests can still see other buildings, but I'm still counting it.
Best camera angle I could get of the lower level of the island. Connected to the first floor of the main building via an underground tunnel that drops from the alcove just beyond the white hippo statue.
Side viewing area unrelated to the rest of the habitat.
Theme is that the first floor of the main building was the zoo's original hippo building, which they kept as much of after a rebuild and expansion in the same architectural style.
I had planned to make the waterfalls part of an indoor living wall, but they actually project into the lion habitat behind and immediately below them and the lions didn't like any of the hippos' plants.
I know this island isn't technically immersive, because guests can still see other buildings, but I'm still counting it.
Best camera angle I could get of the lower level of the island. Connected to the first floor of the main building via an underground tunnel that drops from the alcove just beyond the white hippo statue.
Side viewing area unrelated to the rest of the habitat.