OK, as I've promised, I've started a new zoo! I hope you guys like it. (I may go back to the previous zoo eventually, but I was having performance problems with it and got frustrated!)
This zoo is a new zoo in Africa, medium-sized. It's so new, in fact, that an official name has not been chosen. It's growing every day, and the zoo administrators want as much publicity as possible. They've hired a photographer who has free reign throughout the zoo at any hour to try and capture great shots of their zoo. This zoo is designed to make you forget you're in the desert, with lots of lush foliage. There are 5 full time gardeners on staff right now! It also aims to be quirky, and to make the guests feel surrounded and immersed in the animals and biomes that it is featuring. Here are some of the pictures the photographer has published:
Here's the entrance. I personally found it to be exceptionally beautiful and inviting, when I visited.
To the left and right of the entrance path are patios, where guests can stop (or return) to rest and reflect.
The first animal exhibit, which surrounds the entrance, belongs to the rare South China Tiger. If that doesn't bring the guests in, I don't know what will! :lol You can see from this overhead shot the zoo entrance, the elevated path, and the surrounding exhibit, complete with waterfall. The Sky Tram tour is ready for expansion, but no circuit has been built yet.
Here's a good view of the Tiger exhibit with the elevated paths transparent. (The zoo entrance is on the left.) Note the ground level viewing area, where you can get up close and personal with the magnificent animals.