Making Visual Contact at the Gorilla Interpretive Center: A Study of Visitor Traffic Flow and Gorilla Visibility

January 1st, 1990 | RESEARCH

This paper discusses the evolution of zoo exhibits from cages to naturalistic enclosures and the research of these exhibits. It focuses on an evaluation of the Gorillas of Cameroon exhibit located in the Ford African Rain Forest of Zoo Atlanta. This paper presents findings from the study that mainly focus on the visitor responses to the exhibit.

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D.M. Jackson, Author, Morehouse College
J.J. Ogden, Author, Zoo Atlanta
T.L. Maple, Author, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Identifier Type: issn
Identifier: 1064-5578

Publication: Visitor Studies
Volume: 2
Number: 1
Page(s): 225-237

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Audience: Evaluators | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | Life science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits | Exhibitions

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