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The breeding aviaries are designed with the greatest flexibility possible and at the same time serve as a show aviary for visitors and provide information about the causes of threats to the species on display. The aviary complex consists of two identical buildings, each with three outdoor and indoor aviaries .
In the bird holding building, up to 191m² can be used for the Aviary birds ; the winter shelter offers additional 67.5m². The separation and breeding aviaries at the backside add 65m².
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The bird community consists of more than 200 individuals representing more than 20 species. Keeping breeding pairs of two species of turaco is a trial. Two species of glossy starlings were temporarily removed because the 30x30mm mesh width is just small enough to keep them in the aviary and the birds constantly searched for slightly larger ...
DESCRIPTION: For "Qishan", a row of three cages for pheasants and laughing thrushes was extended to create a large walk-through-aviary for keeping several Chinese bird species together with rock squirrels. The existing aviaries and associated indoor quarters were combined by removing the separating metal mesh. This formed an elevated area along the natural stone back wall which is ...
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Zoo Landau in der Pfalz - Bird Breeding Aviaries Mixed species aviary Several bird species from the same origin area are housed together in both complexes
By reducing the provision of nesting material indoors during winter, while offering it outdoors when the birds are let into the aviary in spring, the zoo has successfully shifted the marabous' breeding rhythm, so they nest outdoors and benefit from natural UV radiation.
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The Tropical Bird House offers many opportunities for such research, including bird activity budget studies in outdoor and indoor aviaries , various food and cognitive enrichment effects on bird time budgets, agonistic and antagonistic relations in newly formed parrot groups, and other behavioral research.
The South America Aviary includes three indoor enclosures used separately by the various animal species in this exhibit . One of them is dedicated to sloths and armadillos and the other two are used by several bird species.
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All-weather aviary buildings A Sprung structure is engineered for year-round use and is an ideal solution for multi-purpose zoo facilities and large-space zoo exhibits such as elephant enclosures, giraffe ranges and aviary structures.