Zoos and aviaries
need plants for many reasons. The most important is
to provide a natural looking habitat for the animals.
These pictures all
come from the USA and they show how plants can be used to
give a dramatic backdrop to the exhibits and give the animals
a feeling for home.
Tulsa
Zoo, Oklahoma
This display is part of the South American
Rain Forest exhibit
Tulsa
Zoo crocodile enclosure.
This
exhibit uses live plants in the foreground and a painted
backdrop 'trompe l'oeil' effect. Can you spot
where real life finishes and the painting begins?
Denver
Zoo, Colorado has one of the largest planted landscapes
in the industry. This is the enclosure for the
clouded leopards, but they were a bit camera shy.
