Today I have begun work on a new zoo – not because I'm abandoning this one (I'm not), but because A.) There are animals I've been dying to play with, namely cervidae, and B.) I ran out of space to show said animals off LOL. I will return to this one and make changes to it in time, but right now I wanted to show off what is perhaps the biggest exhibit I've made yet:
^These are two overhead angles of an exhibit showing Hawkkeye's Barasingha, his Indian Hog Deer, Khaydar's Indian Rhinoceros, and Hawkkeye's Sarus Crane. The crane is the reason all the animals are contained in an aviary. I feel that the screenshots don't do it justice to show off just how big this exhibit is; I wanted to make sure they had maximum room to reproduce and build herds without being crammed into a too-small habitat. Barasingha are said to build large herds and I wanted to make sure that I accommodate them. I still have spaces to fill, and the foliage I've already used will be replaced with different ones the next time I load in, but the animals are happy and well taken care of.
^ For the sake of not overcomplicating things and killing my wrists, I placed water terrain instead of building a tank for the swimming animals. They're still very cute and fun to watch regardless, though I will admit I prefer to see their little legs kicking under the water's surface. The next cervidae exhibit WILL have a tank, just not this one.
Everyone gets along beautifully. There's a lot of fecal matter to clean up after, but I'm not experiencing any problems.
^ This area will be gradually filled in with more neutral foliage. I'm not liking how empty it looks and it needs a makeover.
That's all for tonight!