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ahamp
at Tue Apr 17 16:24:13 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ahamp ]
Frank,
Your post brings back memories of my zoo days. Our director's philosophy was ... fake rocks, trees and plants .... might as well have fake animals. As a result, we utilized live plants, natural substrates, rocks, and branches. Even some of the smaller cages would start to weigh 300-400 pounds. The front end loader would have to bring scoops of sand, rock, and soil for some of the medium-sized exhibits. I used to love finishing an exhibit and watching the animals so I could tweak things here and there.
They don't do quite as much of that anymore as when I worked there. During my nearly decade at the one zoo, there were NO accidents on rocks, branches, or plants. We tried to go natural at the zoo I supervised at, but the vet staff and upper administration was all worried about certain gram negative bacteria, so it was a constant battle.
AH
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RE: Has everyone lost their marbles? - ahamp, Tue Apr 17 16:24:13 2007