My Zoo Orbs ~ Lion Pride & Leopard Glade Binary Systems

The final two major orbs in my zoo are dedicated to specific animals: The African Lion and Leopard. They are the largest enclosed environments for either animal in captivity. Like all other orbs in my zoo, they are also the home to other animals.

The leopard glad has a circumference of 125 meters and a height at its apex of 97 meters. The Lion Pride orb is larger with a circumference of 265 meters and a double domed height of 152 meters.

The inspiration for both comes out of central-east Africa and places like the Serengeti and Garamba National Parks in the People's Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. The basic layout is grasslands with tall acacia trees and smaller shrubs and thorny scrubby trees around ponds of water with reedy grasses.

The two orbs are located in the extreme north eastern corner of the zoo and a center for the remembrance and study of extinct species is attached to the Lion Pride orb.

Lion Pride Orb: The Mammals

Leopard Glade Orb: The Mammals

Leopard Glade Orb: The Birds

Lion Pride Orb: The Reptiles

Leopard Glade Orb: The Reptiles

Lion Pride Orb: The Amphibians

Leopard Glade Orb: The Amphibians

My Zoo ~ Mongolian Steppes Orb: The Design

It's been a while since I continued with this series. Now I'm down to my next to last major orb. The Mongolian Steppes Orb is the 18th of 19 major orbs.


The dimensions are the same as those of the Madagascar orb with a width of 425 meters or just shy of half a kilometer, and a height of 138 meters at its apex.


It's flora and landforms are based on those of Mongolia's river valleys and mountains with a portion of dune similar to the driest regions of the Gobi Desert.



You can find it in the north eastern quadrant of the park.

Mongolian Steppes Orb: The Mammals

In a Steppe eco-system, ungulates and rodents predominate as grasses are the staple plant. In the Mongolian Steppes orb, 6 ungulates and 7 rodents make up 13 of the 22 mammal species to open this orb.