Zoo Stereotypes

[Orkan]

I think we’re all getting a little bored of the doom talk, so, what are some generic “stereotypes” of zoos in your area? Here are some from New England
. Treehouse Playground. Franklin Park and Roger Williams both have one for some reason.
. Narrow but far back snow leopard habitat. Roger Williams and Stone have them. It’s like they CTRL Vd them in each others zoos.
. The classic Zebra and Blue Wildebeest mix. Roger Williams and Franklin Park have em. But FPZ has ostrichs with them too and RWPZ has Ankole/Watusi Cattle.
. Walkthrough Waterford Aviary. Franklin Park and Stone. It’s basically the exact same design except one is Asian birds and one is Caribbean birds.

What are your regional zoo stereotypes?

 

[Jeminyne]

An area with dinosaur sculptures or animatronics. Those are popping up a lot in Canadian zoos all of the sudden.

 

[premierfong]

An area with dinosaur sculptures or animatronics. Those are popping up a lot in Canadian zoos all of the sudden

I guess dinosaurs is a canadian thing and it attract the parents that have kids.

 

[RightWhale]

Honestly considering I also live in New England I think the only one I can think of is having the American black bear. Stone, Buttonwood, Squam and a couple others all have them. I understand local animals are a staple in zoos, but it’s funny to see. They are all rescues too.

 

[Captain Callum]

Best zoo stereotype for Scotland is hilly terrain. Basically every zoo here has a steep hill to climb especially the likes of Edinburgh which is literally built on a hill so it's an uphill climb all the way to the top. Another stereotype would be deer, there is a huge abundance of deer present in zoos especially red, reindeer and Asian species. We even have a zoo called the Scottish deer centre! Which features 12 species of deer.

 

[Swjosdotschka]

Zoos without a place for Bratwurst are no zoos in germany. This is why I miss the Planet Coaster shops SO bad.
Water moats are still commin, even in habitats where they shouldn't be (apes). The null barrier madness in some zoos make it for a way too far distance to few animals.

And lion habitats are always, always too small. Big cats in general, it must be said.

 

[RightWhale]

I should add something else, waterfowl. They are all over the place in New England zoos. Some are wild species, drawn in by the bodies of water. Others are exotic/ actual zoo animals.

 

[Spiderhawk]

note that I haven’t been to too many zoos in my life, the ones that I have been to have had free range peafowls. They are always fun to see roaming around. One time I was at the Beardsley zoo helping out at a charity event, there was a band performing at the gazebo. This peafowl starts humorously honking at them.
At Vancouver aquarium, there was a family raccoons roaming around as if they were guests.
Petting zoo sections I have seen plenty of, I don’t remember if woodland park had one.

 

[Annie_konik]

Last year, I visited four zoos in NL, and 3 of them had Red Panda + Reeve's Muntjac enclosures. Seems like a prevalent species combination.

 

[NZFanatic]

The collections themselves. Aside from a few outliers, all the zoos here have the same roster of exotics.

 

[nutrit]

Nearly every Central European zoo has a large SA enclosure with maras, rheas and guanacos or vicuñas. Those mixed exibits are the staples of our zoos.

There are also some spieces that are super popular and present in most of the regional zoos: coati, muntjac, serval but also eland, blackbuck, nilgai and Asian deer species.

 

[Marvinb]

Pheasantries, idk if they are just a german thing but i have never seen a zoo without one.
As the name implies they are line of aviaries or exhibits to display the wide array of pheasants that you can find in german zoos, but there are usually also other fowl like chicken kept in there

 

[FlameWizard492]

I don’t know about you all, but get this: a lot of the zoos in my area . . . house animals! How about that!?

Hehehehe, okay in all seriousness, I’ve noticed two things:

• When it comes to your specific country or region, there’s always a section of the zoo dedicated to the animals from that specific country/region and not the rest of the continent. Meanwhile, entire continents like Africa and South America get whole dedicated areas. For example, I live in Florida, so a lot of the zoos have a section for animals native to Florida, such as Florida Panthers, Black Bears, and Alligators. I’d like to see a grizzly bear, moose, or bison every once in a while, ya know?
• I live in a warmer climate, so a lot of colder-climate animals wouldn’t thrive here, such as snow leopards, takins, or musk oxen.