Austin Science and Nature Center

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"Shhh! Enjoy the quiet!"



Hiking trails.



Carrion bird enclosure: One turkey vulture, two black vultures, and three crested caracaras. This cage measures about 14 feet tall, maybe 20-24 feet long, and 8 feet deep.


This is the general shape of most of the bird enclosures: rounded at the front and top, flat at the back. Note the barrel over the roofed secondary entrance.


The mammal building. At front left is the gray fox enclosure--note the climbing structure. Full roof, with gutters. Standard chain-link mesh. Other mammals included coyote, bobcat, skunk and opossum (in one cage), raccoons.


Roadrunner enclosure. No secondary, six feet tall, standard chain-link mesh with hardware cloth at bottom two feet. This was the only enclosure without a full cement slab. Two roadrunners inside.


And a view of the city. (Like Drumlin Farm has, on clear days, from the Drumlin.)

Comments

[bellelvsbeast.livejournal.com]

Cool pics! So you have probably said before, but what do you do at work?

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

i just noticed that they allow their animals to have names!

[by-steph.livejournal.com]

Too bad you missed the Austin zoo. It's a rescue zoo with hoof stock, lots of birds, large cats, and primates.