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AQUATIC EXHIBITS AT WEST BERLIN ZOO

AQUATIC EXHIBITS AT WEST BERLIN ZOO by Heinz-Geotg Klos Director, Zoologischer Garten Berlin, Germany T H E enclosures for pinnipeds at the West Berlin Zoo are among the few animal enclosures that survived the Second World War. They were designed in 1930 by Prof. Ludwig Heck and have always been among our most successful e h b i t s . Rockwork forms one of their most important features; this was con- structed out of natural rocks from the valley of the river Elbe and selected individually by the architect. They have been arranged in a very natural way. Basically, the e h b i t consists of a large central rock, hidmg the indoor dens and the keepers’ rooms, and four individual enclosures. The Sea lion Pool.This has a maximum length of 87 ft., a maximum width of 43 ft. and an average depth of 5 ft., with a water volume of about 15,000 a f t . The pool is large enough to give the sealions plenty of room to swim and disport themselves in. Two species are kept in the enclosure: one male and two female Californian sea lions, Zalophus californianus, and one very large male Antarctic sea lion, Otaria byronia, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Zoo Yearbook Wiley

AQUATIC EXHIBITS AT WEST BERLIN ZOO

Klös, Heinz‐Geotg
International Zoo Yearbook , Volume 4 (1) – Jan 1, 1963
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Wiley
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© 1963 The Zoological Society of London
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0074-9664
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1748-1090
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10.1111/j.1748-1090.1963.tb03609.x
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by Heinz-Geotg Klos Director, Zoologischer Garten Berlin, Germany T H E enclosures for pinnipeds at the West Berlin Zoo are among the few animal enclosures that survived the Second World War. They were designed in 1930 by Prof. Ludwig Heck and have always been among our most successful e h b i t s . Rockwork forms one of their most important features; this was con- structed out of natural rocks from the valley of the river Elbe and selected individually by the architect. They have been arranged in a very natural way. Basically, the e h b i t consists of a large central rock, hidmg the indoor dens and the keepers’ rooms, and four individual enclosures. The Sea lion Pool.This has a maximum length of 87 ft., a maximum width of 43 ft. and an average depth of 5 ft., with a water volume of about 15,000 a f t . The pool is large enough to give the sealions plenty of room to swim and disport themselves in. Two species are kept in the enclosure: one male and two female Californian sea lions, Zalophus californianus, and one very large male Antarctic sea lion, Otaria byronia,

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International Zoo Yearbook – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 1963

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