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There is no such thing as an immersive zoo. Exhibits yes. A zoo will present a certain number of immersive exhibits. And this list was non-sense. Most of these zoo are not more immersive than your average zoo. I visited 3 of them, and I work in a zoo. |
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An '''immersion exhibit''' is a naturalistic [[zoo]] environment that gives visitors the sense of being in the animals' habitats. Buildings and barriers are hidden. By recreating sights and sounds from natural environments, immersion exhibits provide an indication about how animals live in the wild.<ref name=stlzoo>{{cite web |
An '''immersion exhibit''' is a naturalistic [[zoo]] environment that gives visitors the sense of being in the animals' habitats. Buildings and barriers are hidden. By recreating sights and sounds from natural environments, immersion exhibits provide an indication about how animals live in the wild.<ref name=stlzoo>{{cite web| title=What Is an Immersion Exhibit?| url=http://www.stlzoo.org/yourvisit/thingstoseeanddo/riversedge/immersion.htm| accessdate=2007-08-10| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927045920/http://www.stlzoo.org/yourvisit/thingstoseeanddo/riversedge/immersion.htm| archivedate=2007-09-27| df=}}</ref> |
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The landscape immersion term and approach were developed in 1975 through the efforts of David Hancocks at [[Seattle]]'s [[Woodland Park Zoo]].<ref name=schaul>{{citation |last=Schaul |first=Jordan Carlton |title=A Critical Look at the Future of Zoos–An Interview with David Hancocks | newspaper=[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]] |date=2012-03-13|url=http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/13/39842/}}</ref> This led to the zoo's ground-breaking [[gorilla]] exhibit, which opened in 1978.<ref name=npr>{{cite web | title=Inside Out Cage|url=http://www.radiolab.org/2007/jun/04/inside-out-cage/| accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref><ref name=zooEvolution>{{cite web | last = Coe | first = Jon Charles | last2 = Lee|first2= Gary | title=One-Hundred Years of Evolution in Great Ape Facilities in American Zoos: 1896 - 1996|url=http://www.joncoedesign.com/pub/PDFs/OneHundredYears1996.pdf| year=1996}}</ref> The concept became the industry standard by the 1980s, and has since gained widespread acceptance as the best practice for zoological exhibits.<ref name=exhibitTrends>{{cite web | title=Immersion Design|url=http://www.joncoedesign.com/trends/exhibit_trends.htm#immersion| accessdate=2007-08-10}}</ref> |
The landscape immersion term and approach were developed in 1975 through the efforts of David Hancocks at [[Seattle]]'s [[Woodland Park Zoo]].<ref name=schaul>{{citation |last=Schaul |first=Jordan Carlton |title=A Critical Look at the Future of Zoos–An Interview with David Hancocks | newspaper=[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]] |date=2012-03-13|url=http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/13/39842/}}</ref> This led to the zoo's ground-breaking [[gorilla]] exhibit, which opened in 1978.<ref name=npr>{{cite web | title=Inside Out Cage|url=http://www.radiolab.org/2007/jun/04/inside-out-cage/| accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref><ref name=zooEvolution>{{cite web | last = Coe | first = Jon Charles | last2 = Lee|first2= Gary | title=One-Hundred Years of Evolution in Great Ape Facilities in American Zoos: 1896 - 1996|url=http://www.joncoedesign.com/pub/PDFs/OneHundredYears1996.pdf| year=1996}}</ref> The concept became the industry standard by the 1980s, and has since gained widespread acceptance as the best practice for zoological exhibits.<ref name=exhibitTrends>{{cite web | title=Immersion Design|url=http://www.joncoedesign.com/trends/exhibit_trends.htm#immersion| accessdate=2007-08-10}}</ref> |
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An immersion exhibit is a naturalistic zoo environment that gives visitors the sense of being in the animals' habitats. Buildings and barriers are hidden. By recreating sights and sounds from natural environments, immersion exhibits provide an indication about how animals live in the wild.[1]
The landscape immersion term and approach were developed in 1975 through the efforts of David Hancocks at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo.[2] This led to the zoo's ground-breaking gorilla exhibit, which opened in 1978.[3][4] The concept became the industry standard by the 1980s, and has since gained widespread acceptance as the best practice for zoological exhibits.[5]
References
- ^ "What Is an Immersion Exhibit?". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Schaul, Jordan Carlton (2012-03-13), "A Critical Look at the Future of Zoos–An Interview with David Hancocks", National Geographic
- ^ "Inside Out Cage". Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ Coe, Jon Charles; Lee, Gary (1996). "One-Hundred Years of Evolution in Great Ape Facilities in American Zoos: 1896 - 1996" (PDF).
- ^ "Immersion Design". Retrieved 2007-08-10.
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