Today I'd like to share with you what I've been working on since yesterday morning. This is very a much a WIP so if you spot blank areas without foliage etc, that is why. This is the beginning of the "Southeast Asia and the Islands" trail at my sandbox zoo,
Seapines Zoological Park, which is set in South Carolina, USA. This is a picture to the entrance to the trail, subject to change. Ignore the lemur habitat, it's just a habitat that acts as a centerpiece to the park, which splits off into other areas, such as this one, or eventually Africa.
Now that we're properly in the trail, this is the first habitat we come across. It's a pretty large mixed habitat for the Sulawesi babirusa and Malayan tapir. There are 2 adult males, 5 adult female and 1 baby for the babirusa, while there are just 1 male and 1 female adult tapirs. We'll be able to see them again soon.
Here is the trail continuing on a gentle decline. On the right is the waterfall scene I show a bit of earlier, with some added Khmer/Cambodian inspired ruins and a "Sumatran" (Amur) tiger statue. I also moved the "Burmese Python" (Anaconda) statue to provide a better view.
The waterfall flows into what I call the "Cassowary Hideaway" which features just 1 adult male at the moment. I decided to put the tapirs in with the babirusa, which was my original idea, but I had to fiddle around with the terrain because the big guys had some trouble moving around. Anyways, that's why they aren't next to the waterfall scene like I had mentioned they would be yesterday.
Next up is a small cave that showcases the two exhibit animals from Asia, the leaf insect and giant forest scorpion. I switched it to night for this photo because I have red lights in the scorpion exhibit.
Finally, here is the second viewing of the babirusa/tapir habitat, on the backend of the slope. The trail continues onwards but is so far unfinished. The general idea is to start with the Southern most islands and work up to the mainland. This means Orangutans and Proboscis monkeys are likely the next habitat, but that's all tbd. Hope you enjoyed!