So I know it's been quite a while since I posted any creative contributions. We have been in transition -- we finally have a room devoted just to our playmobil now, so I have room to work on projects again.
This is my latest project, a diorama of just one section of a zoo. When I did my last
zoo diorama, I did not put as much energy into the North America section as the other sections. I was lacking inspiration at the time. But I had a new idea inspired by combining things I have seen at a few different zoos I have been to. I decided to create a little western town, with the buildings being the viewing areas to look out and see the animals. Of course, this takes up a lot of room to fully develop this idea, so in a diorama of my entire zoo it would have to be scaled back a bit. But I decided to set up just the North America section the way I imagined it and here it is.
An overview of the whole section
The view down Main Street from the entrance
Front view of the saloon, which is also a small drink bar, and the sheriff's office
View of the stage coach office and the livery stables
A closer view of the livery stables, home to bison, elk, moose, and white tail deer
A family taking pictures inside a real stage coach (They have this at the Fort Worth Zoo)
The sheriff's office
A picture of the saloon with custom signs
The eagle exhibit housed in a fort tower
Inside the saloon
Grizzly bear exhibit
Outdoor viewing of the grizzlies
The inside of the sheriff's office
Black Bear
Enrichment activity for the bears
Inside the stage office
Cougars
Hungry cougar
Enormous mountain for the cougars to climb
Back view of the bison exhibit
Another view
The school building is an education center for keeper chats
The animal being shown today is a skunk
The front of the general store
Barber shop and Tailor
And the bank and gold mine
Vultures housed in the water tower
Wolf Exhibit
Inside the general store
Howling to the moon
Taking a video of feeding time
Beavers, and a few ducks
Inside the barber shop, which I forgot to put furniture in
Wild boars
Skunks, racoons, and foxes
Another view
Owl exhibit housed in the windmill
Another view
Petting zoo sign
An overview
Horses
A keeper keeping an eye on things
The goldmine, housing scorpions, snakes, and lizards
Scorpion exhibit
Rattlesnakes
Somebody's afraid of snakes
Lizards in the mine cart
And that's it. Hope you enjoyed it!
