| Lerning
and playing on the glacier |
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Thanks
to the new "Glacial Landscape" it is possible to learn and
play throughout the year at the Zoo of Eberswalde. The landscape
illustratet the last ice age, meaning the glacial strech on
land as it was approximately 15000 to 16000 years ago - and how it
influenced the
settlement in the region. The focus of the exhibition lies on
informing visitors about ecological issues, especially children and
teenagers.
The "Zoo-School" provides many interesting offers in
German and Polish. And the impressive Amur Tigers can be seen in a
special habitat.
The "Zoo-School" has developed into a centre for
education in ecological issues. Visitors can see a model of the past
ice age. All elements
of a glacial series like glacial drift, frontal moraine,
outwash plain and glacial valley were integrated into the landscape
of the zoo. The
glacial playground is for the most part the glacier itself. In
the Glacial tongues are "glacial rivers" - pipes, in which
the children can play.
At the bottom is a "climate playground" where the
children can explore the different climate zones on earth and learn
about the climate
problems we face today. Observation platforms, slides,
vlimbing bars and everything a playground needs is included in this
playground.
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| Facts |
The
"Glacial Landscape" with the playgrounds and the habitat
of
the Amur tigers is in the southern part of the Zoo of
Eberswalde and
has a size of about 2 hectares. The enclosure of the
tigers is about
1 hectare large and marked off by a ditch that is about
400 m long.
Included in the habitat is a pond. Safety glass allows
the
visitors zo look into the pond and observe the animals there.
But obove the
water-level the visitor gets a good view of the glacial
landscape and of course the tigers. The landscape is
surrounded by
walkways and visitors can look into the enclosure from every
angle.
The tiger house is built
into the ditch and has a size of 137 mē.
Its ceiling is made of ferroconcrete. The concret floor is
about
30 cm above the ditch. Several observation decks allow the
visitors
to have a bette view into the enclosure - one of the decks has
a
safety glass floor and is right above the tigers. The ditch has a depth
of
4 meters, it walls have a slope of 30 degrees. The walkway is
separated from the habitat not only by the ditch but
| also by safetyglass that has a height of
1,10 m. |
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