A walk on the wild side: London Zoo's Gorilla Kingdom uses 'immersive' design to recreate habitats

摘要

The days of zoo animals sitting in sparse cages, peering out forlornly at visitors through grilles, are becoming a thing of the past. "Immersive attractions" aim to give the public a more direct experience of animals in a naturalistic setting, which not only looks authentic but makes the animals feel more at home. This has been an exciting challenge for landscapes and plant suppliers. New York's vast Bronx Zoo pioneered the trend and earlier this year Whip-snadeZoo in Bedfordshire opened In With TheLemurs, which allows visitors to get up close to the Madagascan primates in a naturalistic setting.