The outside
enclosure of the herd is a large island which the elephants are sharing
with baboons. Altough the baboons can roam between the elephants, the
elephants can not enter the baboons area because of the (electrical)
fence. The bull has a separate enclosure.
Description
of the letters:
a = separation
area, b = pen for the bull, c = viewing point, d = stand (feeding
presentations), e = inside enclosure for baboons.
Photo:
August 17, 2005 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
Photo:
August 17, 2005 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
Photo:
August 17, 2005 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
Photo:
August 17, 2005 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
The outside area of Calimero
Photo:
August 17, 2005 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
Photo:
August 17, 2005 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
The elephant houses of the
females and the bull
The elephant
house of Safari Beekse Bergen exisits of a part for the females (and
offspring), and a part for the bull. The females have five boxes while
the bull has a box with a sandfloor (a), and a box with a concrete floor
(b). There is also a pen for the bull (next to a and b) with a shute
(f). A same kind of shute is situated near the separation area.
Description
of the letters:
a = box for bull
with sandfloor, b = box for bull with concrete floor, c = corridor with
several gates to guide the animals, d = area with several gates to guide
the animals, e = entrance to outside enclosure (females), f = shute for
medical care.
The left part of
the building with entrance to the boxes.
The right
part of the building with the pen for the bull.
Photo:
July 2, 2009 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
Photo: July 2, 2009 (copyright by Gerald
Postma)
The corridor (c)
with gates to guide the elephants
One of the
boxes.
Photo:
July 2, 2009 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
Photo: July 2, 2009 (copyright by Gerald
Postma)
Area (d) with
gates to guide the elephants.
The shute (f)
for medical care.
Photo:
July 2, 2009 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
Photo: July 2, 2009 (copyright by Gerald
Postma)
The box with
sandfloor (a) for the bull.
The box with
concrete floor (b) for the bull. The door on the background is the
entrance to the pen.
Photo:
July 2, 2009 (copyright by Gerald Postma)
Photo: July 2, 2009 (copyright by Gerald
Postma)
The pen for the
bull. On the right side the shute (f).
Overview of
the barn with in front of it (behind the fences) the separation area.
