Asia exhibit at the Oklahoma City Zoo to include larger area for elephants
Ace Torre, president of Torre Design Consortium, talks with staff at the Oklahoma City Zoo about plans for the new elephant exhibit. PHOTO BY JOHN CLANTON, THE OKLAHOMAN
Page after page of drawings rested under Ace Torre’s hands as he listened to advice from a horticulturalist.
His drawings represent the largest and most expensive project in Oklahoma City Zoo history, and now it’s come down to plant locations, door handles and drainage ditches.Multimedia
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BY THE NUMBERS
The Asia Exhibit
11
Size, in acres, including about 6 acres for the elephant area. Elephant area is currently one-fourth acre.
12,000
Size of the new elephant barn, in square feet, compared to the current 16,000 square feet.
10-15
The number of elephants the new exhibit will accommodate. The zoo currently has two elephants.
Source: Oklahoma City Zoo and Torre Design Consortium
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