Kea habitat designs #1

Posted on Sep 25, 2014 in Animals, Concept Models, Habitat Design
Kea habitat designs #1

  I am working on the habitat design for a new kea Nestor notabilis exhibit. Here is the first draft model of one of the areas. In the model, the zoo keeper is about to hide some food treats into that tree. The tree is a replica of a wind blown specimen which you might find […]

Rock for gundi exhibit

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 in Animals, Artificial Rock

Gundis, sometimes known as comb rats, are small rodents which are native to North Africa. They are unusual in the fact that they don’t drink water. They get all their moisture from their food. They also like to chew stones so we a had to make a very strong mix for the artificial rock here. […]

Helsinki Zoo Mammoth Dig

Posted on Jul 9, 2010 in Recent Projects

Here a few pictures from a Mammoth Dig we made in Helsinki Zoo. Every evening, in summer, the bones get buried in the sand. In the morning the young archaeologists make the ‘new discovery’!