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The Temperate Grassland
1. Plants and animals: Obviously, in a grassland, there will be lots of... grass. What will not be there is many trees, though there will be some. Our grassland is not continent-specific, particularly, but as it is the first grassland that comes to mind when one thinks "temperate," there will be a mild focus on the North American prairie, but also the African grasslands. As such, we intend to have several different exhibits in the zoo - all outdoors. A large portion will be dedicated to this biome because many of the inhabitants are grazers (e.g. the zebra and the Przewalski's horse). Other animals include the following: the American bison, the pronghorn, the black-tailed prairie dog, and the giraffe.

The Desert
1. Plants and animals: As North American climate changes are a lot different from those of (for example) the African Sahara, this exhibit will be indoors. In each exhibit there will be a lot of sand and dry soil, from which we will grow several different varieties of cacti, as well as hardy underbrush/grasses. One very large room with a high ceiling will be dedicated to bactrian (two-humped) camels. In another room, there will be a Fennec fox, meerkat (semi-desert), and a larger Arabian oryx exhibit behind glass, and a similar, but smaller, exhibit for the Armadillo lizard.

Temperate Deciduous
1. Plants and animals: deciduous trees thrive both in this biome and this area, so in this region of the zoo, there will be many of these trees - Red Maple, Pink Dogwood, and White Oak and American Elm as well, making it very colorful and decorative. The animals included here, all outdoors, will be the American black bear, the koala, the pine marten, the raccoon, and the capybara. In a very small building with only two rooms (and one for behind-the-scenes maintenance) will be the pallid bat, indoors so that a night condition can be maintained in the day and vice versa for visitors.

Taiga
1. Plants and animals: As the taiga is essentially a forest with a harsh winter climate and a lot of coniferous trees, that is what this area will contain - pine, Douglas fir, etc. Exhibits will be outdoors, but directly next to large buildings in case the outdoor climate no longer reflects their environment, with aerial cooling systems when necessary. In this area we will have (in a large area behind glass) the gray wolf and the moose (separately, of course); wolverines; and a small, enclosed area for the snowshoe hare.



http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm
The Complete Book of Animals by Tom Jackson