Scandinavia Orb: The Design

The fourteenth orb in my zoo features the flora and fauna of northern Europe: Scandinavia. It encompasses the wildlife found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Denmark.


The design includes a lake as well as ponds fed by fjord-like water falls. There are both coniferous and deciduous forests as well as meadows and wetlands. Two study centers are associated with the orb. One studies the formation and decline of glaciers and their impact of creating and maintaining ecosystems. The other looks at the role of human beings and our effect on extinction in the modern era.


Dimensionally, the orb is a veritable twin with the Japanese orb. The width measures 534 meters with a height of 125 meters.


Landscapes are designed to look like typical ecosystems found in the Scandinavia.


The same holds true for the water features.


The orb is located in the far south eastern corner of the zoo.