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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Analysis of <strong>Barrier</strong> Dimensions<br />
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CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY<br />
Wild boars can be hosed in moated enclosure with 4m wide and 15m ry moat in front. The rear<br />
barriers can be of low wall or of chin link mesh . In case of using chain link mesh, it should be<br />
ensured that the mesh is thick and properly embedded in to the concrete base as they are capable<br />
of digging and escaping.<br />
GAUR Width (M) Depth(M) /Height(H) Moat type<br />
Indian <strong><strong>Zoo</strong>s</strong>:<br />
Nehru <strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park, Hyderabad 4.0 1.5 Dry<br />
Indira Gandhi <strong>Zoo</strong>, Vishakhapatnam 1.0 1.5 Dry<br />
Arignar Anna <strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park, Vandalur 4.0 1.8 Dry<br />
S. V. <strong>Zoo</strong>logical Park, Tirupati 7.0 2.0 Dry<br />
Foreign <strong><strong>Zoo</strong>s</strong>:<br />
Night Safari, Singapore<br />
N. A. - not available<br />
3.5 N. A. Dry<br />
3.5.3 Rhinoceros<br />
Nature of the Animal<br />
The Great Indian One horned rhinoceros is not only the largest but also the most prehistoric<br />
in appearance. Rhinos are found in the swamps of North East India, with a fair<br />
concentration in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, North Bengal and in the flood<br />
plains of the rivers of Nepal.<br />
Though it prefers swamp and grass land, the great Indian one horned rhinoceros is also found<br />
in wooded <strong>for</strong>ests up in ravines and low hills. They are not social animals and groups exceeding<br />
tree is a rare sight. The animal is solitary as a rule, through several may occupy the same patch<br />
of <strong>for</strong>est / grass land.<br />
Rhinos can be confined in enclosures with dry moat of 3.5m width and 2.5m depth on the<br />
viewers side. On the back side 2.0m rubble wall is ideal. Different zoos have used different<br />
dimensions of moats dry or wet as given below: