What do folks think about zoos? I'm a bit in two minds - some that I've seen over the years were pretty appalling but things have changed a lot over recent years. I prefer the big open ones like Whipsnade but some in more urban situations are very large with space enough for some quite big animals.
I don't really like to see primates in zoos - although this orang utan in Berlin looked quite happy:
http://www.wildabouttheworld.com/gal...to/428/cat/503 I suspect that many large animals will only be seen in zoos in the future ...
Berlin Zoo is very large with lots of trees and many of the houses are new. A particularly interesting one was the penguin house:
http://www.wildabouttheworld.com/gal...to/430/cat/506
Keeping a cold house can take as much energy as a hot one but this is all well insulated, recycling air, with a meadow grown on the top .....
Any other recommendations.