Wow, those are professional, amazing details!Visited (and became a member) of the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. Here were a few pics I captured.
Your zoo visits
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Two weeks ago I've visited one of my hometown zoos the first time this year - the Tierpark Berlin.
I enjoyed it a lot like every time.
Here's a veeery small selection of pictures.
Singing lar gibbon
Cute Przewalski's horse foal
Finally I was able to see the Francois' langurs which joined the park last year. The whole last year I was unlucky but this time I was finally lucky!
The Sichuan takins also had a cute baby! I generally love takins and Berlin Tierpark has all three subspecies which makes it even better
Really hope we'll get one in PZ.
One of my favourite animals is the gerenuk which is very rare in Europe and can only be seen in both zoos of Berlin at the moment.
Another real gem in this park is the pair of Sulawesi bear cuscus. They also have a baby at the moment (already born last autumn), unfortunately it was hidden behind the mother in the basket.
I enjoyed it a lot like every time.
Here's a veeery small selection of pictures.
Singing lar gibbon
Cute Przewalski's horse foal
Finally I was able to see the Francois' langurs which joined the park last year. The whole last year I was unlucky but this time I was finally lucky!
The Sichuan takins also had a cute baby! I generally love takins and Berlin Tierpark has all three subspecies which makes it even better
Really hope we'll get one in PZ.
One of my favourite animals is the gerenuk which is very rare in Europe and can only be seen in both zoos of Berlin at the moment.
Another real gem in this park is the pair of Sulawesi bear cuscus. They also have a baby at the moment (already born last autumn), unfortunately it was hidden behind the mother in the basket.
I'm so jealous, even if you didn't see the joey!Another real gem in this park is the pair of Sulawesi bear cuscus. They also have a baby at the moment (already born last autumn), unfortunately it was hidden behind the mother in the basket.
Went to Tierpark Berlin the last weekend again. Main reason was to take a look at the brand-new African Savannah area which just opened to the public last week Friday.
Anyways, I was even more lucky this time and was able to see the bear cuscus joey
And look how amazing the new savannah area looks! It's so large, it's not possible to view and photograph everything at once.
Anyways, I was even more lucky this time and was able to see the bear cuscus joey
And look how amazing the new savannah area looks! It's so large, it's not possible to view and photograph everything at once.
TP Berlin's new savannah looks marvelous.
Visited Ostrava Zoo and Botanical garden over the weekend, it is probably one of my favourite zoos. Very narural, yet stylized into modern building style, with lots of wood, stone and glass materials used (exactly the style I usually build in PZ).
I apologize that some of the pictures are smaller, but sometimes it wont let me upload the high quality because of size.
Near the entrance, there is a huge collection of bonsai trees, some of them planted more than 100 years ago!
My favourite entrance animals, American Flamingoes.
South American Pavillion, including a huge aviary with Ibises, Roseate Spoonbills and other birds.
Serval kittens!
Binturong pup with momma
Lioness sleeping next to the glass view. Honestly everytime I go there, she is doing the same.
Critically endangered West African Slender-snouted crocodille.
I apologize that some of the pictures are smaller, but sometimes it wont let me upload the high quality because of size.
Near the entrance, there is a huge collection of bonsai trees, some of them planted more than 100 years ago!
My favourite entrance animals, American Flamingoes.
South American Pavillion, including a huge aviary with Ibises, Roseate Spoonbills and other birds.
Serval kittens!
Binturong pup with momma
Lioness sleeping next to the glass view. Honestly everytime I go there, she is doing the same.
Critically endangered West African Slender-snouted crocodille.
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Newly build exposition for Lion-Tailed Macaques. They have both a huge outdoor section and indoor section.
Papua and Amazonia section, please add these snakes to PZ
Wonderful new enclosure for Gibbons and some kind of asian deer, forgot what they were.
Mixed enclosure for Asian Small Claw Otters and Binturongs. They are both in this photo, try to find them.
Papua and Amazonia section, please add these snakes to PZ
Wonderful new enclosure for Gibbons and some kind of asian deer, forgot what they were.
Mixed enclosure for Asian Small Claw Otters and Binturongs. They are both in this photo, try to find them.
Unusual mix of Formosan Bears (sadly they were sleeping) and Hunuan Langurs
Evolution pavillion, including huge enclosure for Chimpanzees
African Spurred Tortoises. They were actually fighting soon after I took this photo, too bad I cannot post a video. They were surprisingly fast.
Now for the good stuff - Crested Porcupine and Banded Mongoose mixed enclosure, of course the Porcupines were nowhere to be found, just my luck.
And few shots from the Safari Train we took including Onagers, Common Elands and Water Buffalos
Evolution pavillion, including huge enclosure for Chimpanzees
African Spurred Tortoises. They were actually fighting soon after I took this photo, too bad I cannot post a video. They were surprisingly fast.
Now for the good stuff - Crested Porcupine and Banded Mongoose mixed enclosure, of course the Porcupines were nowhere to be found, just my luck.
And few shots from the Safari Train we took including Onagers, Common Elands and Water Buffalos
Hey, that’s my “home” zoo! Incredible photos.Visited (and became a member) of the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. Here were a few pics I captured.
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I visited there before! Loved the hiking trail
Unfortunately, nothing new. The Houston Zoo does have one, ironically in the small cats section, but it's very small and likely doesn't fit modern day habitats
There is a video from justGoron that shows 4 Fossa enclosures, some nice footage there:
Singapore Zoo has one of the better-looking fossa enclosures:
ZooLex Exhibit - Fossa Exhibit
zoolex.org
Chester Zoo's Madagascar Forest complex also has a fossa enclosure - some pictures are on this page:
ZooLex Exhibit - Madagascar Forest
zoolex.org
Thanks, both of you, very handy! I was trying to get a sense of realistic scale since I've never seen a fossa habitat in real life and I want to include them in my zoo. Much appreciated! My "draft" attempt was way too big!
Gotta say that the Valencia exhibit is too small in my taste, take that under account. I think covered aviaries work the best for fossas since you can add more climbing features.