The Louisville Zoo is one of the most well developed zoos in the country. One of the best qualities of this zoo is it's ability to creat new styles and ways of exhibiting animals. The zoo has been turning heads in the zoological society.
Louisville has created a few styles that now are being based on their innonvations. The biggest one is it's multi-species rotational exhibit. This style is a combination of exhibits interlocked between eachother and during the day, keepers will switch animals around, so maybe you saw a tiger in one, a tapir in another and siamangs(gibbons) in the other. But you come back a few hours later and you will see babirusa, an orangutan, and a tiger. This allows the animals to constantly have something new to do. Another idea is the migrating exhibit for their gorillas. In the wild gorillas migrate dayly but in captivity they are left to in one exhibit all day. This exhibit allows the gorillas to follow a more natural pattern of life.
The Louisville Zoo has many different areas of the zoo that will entertain guest all-day. The Islands is one of the more popular areas, which is home to the rotational exhibit as well as cranes, herpatarium, aviary, and etc. Gorilla Forest is aard-winning for having the 2003 AZA best exhibit, which is home to gorillas and pygmy hippos. The zoo also has Australia(lorikeets, wallabies, and wallaroos), Africa (rhino, lion, elephant, giraffe, crane, antelope) somewhat of an outdated area, a South America (alpaca, rhea(similar to emu), maned wolf).
The Zoo is in the process of develpoing the newest region knon as Glacier Run. The first couple of areas have already opened with the Kid's ater playground and Tiger Tudra, home to the zoos Amur tiger. The area under construction is the main area, which is set-up as an old town that has been merged with the wild and the animals are taking over. When done this area will show case sea eagles, sea lion, sea otters, Artci fox, and of course the Polar Bear.
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Pittsburgh Zoo
The Pittsburgh Zoo is unique in that after buying your tickets you jump on a escalator and go a couple of hundred feet and then your in the zoo. The Pittsburgh Zoo is developing new ideas and facilities constantly.
The newest area is the Water's Edge, which houses the zoos polar bear and sea otters, and allows the guest to get a view the bears in an underwater tunnel. Pittsburgh also has an African region(elephants, giraffe, lion, rhino, and giraffes), Asia(Amur tigers, leopards, Komondo dragons), North America( otter, beaver, and avairy) and Primate World( gorilla, gibbons, orangs, and monkeys) But the most unique area to me is the zoos aquarium.
The Aquarium allow the visitor to see a tremoundous amount of sea life, from sea stars to barracuda and sharks. As well as penguins, stringrays, fresh and saltwater fish. But my favorite is the mini rainforest that houses tamarin(a very small primate), poison frogs, and Amazon Basin Pond.
The newest area is the Water's Edge, which houses the zoos polar bear and sea otters, and allows the guest to get a view the bears in an underwater tunnel. Pittsburgh also has an African region(elephants, giraffe, lion, rhino, and giraffes), Asia(Amur tigers, leopards, Komondo dragons), North America( otter, beaver, and avairy) and Primate World( gorilla, gibbons, orangs, and monkeys) But the most unique area to me is the zoos aquarium.
The Aquarium allow the visitor to see a tremoundous amount of sea life, from sea stars to barracuda and sharks. As well as penguins, stringrays, fresh and saltwater fish. But my favorite is the mini rainforest that houses tamarin(a very small primate), poison frogs, and Amazon Basin Pond.
Knoxville Zoo
If your traveling through Tennesse, you may find yourself in the Knoxville area and might want to check out the zoo that calls this area home. Now, Knoxville will not be on anyones list of top zoos', but it allows it's guest to get close and gives a few odd angles to see the animals.
One of my favorite areas is Bear Falls, which when entering you will find yourself in a large naturalistc looking hollow log. The log will have large slits in it, which allows you to see the large black bears walking around and on top of it. Also the African region is a unique area, as with the elephants you will see large fake trees all around and see the cute little meerkats enjoying there home thats more like a playground.
As I said earlier Knoxville Zoo needs to update itself in areas of Asia, South American and jungles regions, as well as renovate pre-existing areas. Though Kids Zone is a good area for parents to kick up there feet and let the kids to play, enjoy the petting zoo and learn more about the animals of North American and Knoxville has a nice reptile collection.
One of my favorite areas is Bear Falls, which when entering you will find yourself in a large naturalistc looking hollow log. The log will have large slits in it, which allows you to see the large black bears walking around and on top of it. Also the African region is a unique area, as with the elephants you will see large fake trees all around and see the cute little meerkats enjoying there home thats more like a playground.
As I said earlier Knoxville Zoo needs to update itself in areas of Asia, South American and jungles regions, as well as renovate pre-existing areas. Though Kids Zone is a good area for parents to kick up there feet and let the kids to play, enjoy the petting zoo and learn more about the animals of North American and Knoxville has a nice reptile collection.
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