Peoria Landmark #292
Forgive me, but I just couldn’t help laughing at the sign that says “Deforestation” while a pile of logs lay in the background. To be fair, the Peoria Park District did re-use as many of the trees as they could in building the Africa exhibit as is evident to anyone who visits.
Here’s some other pictures. It’s quite nice, but the “older” section appears to be now closed.
Alan Says: Its the new bridge at the Peoria Zoo. I was working out there for a few weeks this summer. I’m not sure where this photo was taken from, but I do know that somewhere along the bridge there will be a giraffe feeding area.
This is the walking bridge that lines the ‘Savanna Grassland’ which features Giraffes, Rhinos and Zebras.
A few other photos…
The focal point of the ‘Zambezi River Village’
The giraffe holding pen. Note the extra tall doors.
A view of the Lion’s Den. The rock in the center is heated, giving the Lion a good reason to sit there in dramatic fashion. The boulders are made of re-bar, wrapped with wire mesh, sprayed with a cement mixture, spray painted, and finally hand-painted by an artist to produce the rich colors, shadowing and weathered effects.