Randers Rainforest/Randers Regnskov
The tropical forest consists of three domes:
Dome I:
Tropical rainforest in Africa, 500 sqm.
Made in 1996
Dome II:
Tropical rainforest in Asia, 700 sqm.
Made in 1996
Dome III:
Tropical rainforest in Central America, 2000 sqm.
Made in 2002
Lars Bo Kjeldstrøm was part of the 4 man team, that built the zoo from bare field. Main responsabilities were Plants and Butterflies.
Later when the third dome was added Tropical Zoo Plants delivered the plants from the then new Costa Rican nursery.
Below photos from Dome III taken in March 2008 - when the exhibit is 6 years old:
Photos below shows the exhibit, when it was 2 years old in 2004.
Bromeliads on rock
Impressive rockwall full of epiphyts
Sloth between treetops in lianas
Free Iguana
The bassin of the Manatee
The great Toco
Closeup Toco
Great waterfall
Flying Blue and Gold Macaw
Small paths and bridges leads us around the exhibition
Schizolobium parahyba
Growth on Tempel