Barrier Designs for Zoos - ZooLex Zoo Design Organization
Barrier Designs for Zoos - ZooLex Zoo Design Organization
Barrier Designs for Zoos - ZooLex Zoo Design Organization
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CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY<br />
b) The rear barrier can be of wall of 2.5m height or of 3.0m chain link mesh of<br />
5cmx5cmx10g.<br />
c) In case of space constraint, the viewers’ side can have 3.0m chain link mesh fence of<br />
the above specification.<br />
3.2.3 Hyena<br />
Nature of the animal<br />
The Striped hyena is distinguished from the other African and South West Asian hyena species<br />
by the dark stripes on its grey or yellowish grey body and by an erentile mane around its neck<br />
and shoulders that extends down the middle of its back.. The Striped hyena is abundant in the<br />
bare, plains, deserts, rocky scrub –covered hills, grass and open jungle. They may lie concealed<br />
by day in high grass, under bushes or in cane fields, but the den usually preferred in a cave<br />
amongst rocks, or a hole dug in the side of a hill.<br />
Analysis of <strong>Barrier</strong> Dimensions<br />
STRIPED HYENA Width (M) Depth(M)/Height(H) Moat type<br />
Indian <strong><strong>Zoo</strong>s</strong>:<br />
Nehru <strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park, Hyderabad N. A. 2.1 Dry<br />
Indira Gandhi <strong>Zoo</strong>, Vishakhapatnam 5.0 3.0 Dry<br />
Arignar Anna <strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park, Vandalur 3.3 2.2 Dry<br />
Assam State <strong>Zoo</strong>, Guwahati N. A. 2.55 Dry<br />
Gandhi <strong>Zoo</strong>, Gwalior N. A. 2.0 Dry<br />
Nature Park, Surat 6.0 Dry<br />
S. V. <strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park, Tirupati 6.0 3.0 Dry<br />
Lucknow <strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park, Lucknow N. A. 2.5 chain link<br />
Kanpur <strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park, Kanpur 5.0 3.0 –<br />
Foreign <strong><strong>Zoo</strong>s</strong> :<br />
Night Safari, Singapore 5.0 NA –<br />
N. A. - Not Available