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Sea lions have long been displayed with little or no way to manage the animals. As a sea lion guy, I've thought there's more thought to managing goats in the children's zoo. Imagine a group of bears in a circular cage with no shifting cage available. (Sea lions a basically bears with funny feet.) When you need to do anything with the animals or routine cleaning you just go in with them. Sea lions are a common animal that before the Marine Mammal Protection Act were relatively inexpensive and easy to obtain. They got sick just get some more -- one step ahead of raccoons. With the MMPA and APHIS inspections sea lion management has greatly improved but architects still like the good old circular pools so lots of visitors can see the animals a one time, like at feedings. In Europe pinnipeds usually get one wall to avoid the public's view (that they tend to use).
The new Central Park exhibit has good filtration and all. I knew the principal keeper who was very compitent (and now probably like me, retired). The design and location were no doubt influenced by the original classic exhibit.
Jim,
Good points. I used to wonder why we had a chute to move the tigers in and out and around at Marineland, yet they "herded" large groups of sea lions. It was wild and woolly at times.
I just assumed the sea lion pool at Central park was the old pool, with updated filtration, less animals, and gunnite rocks.
Wade
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