LIFE-SIZE ANIMAL SCULPTURES TAKE OVER THE ZOO

AdventureLand in the National Zoo & Aquarium in Canberra has been overrun by life-size animal sculptures, designed by Natureworks to encourage children to explore the wonders of the natural world.

As children explore the Discovery Trail within AdventureLand, they see a wide range of fibegrass animal sculptures, fostering their natural curiosity and teaching them about animal conservation through an exploration of the senses.

The sculptures at AdventureLand range from safari animals such as giraffes, elephants, hippos, and rhinos to Australian wildlife like a wombat, kookaburra, spotted quoll, bilby, crocodile and giant frog. As you can see from the photo gallery below, children have a great time exploring the playground and climbing on sculptures.

Natureworks provided all the sculptures to meet the required specifications, and our client at the National Zoo arranged construction locally. Some of the playground sculptures incorporated additional mounting plates to help with stability and safety. All of the sculptures were carefully selected, and constructed with internal armatures where needed, to ensure they were suitable for the purpose.

As well as supplying the animal sculptures, Natureworks supplied playground landscaping items such as animal-themed stepping stones, artificial rock seats and a zebra bench.

The key benefit of installing climb-and-play animal sculptures is that they provide a connection to nature through interactive play. By building children’s familiarity with the shape and size of wildlife animals, not only provide is an opportunity for fantasy play provided, but also provoke conversations around the awareness and existence of these magnificent animals.

For instance, ask yourself where do these animals live? What do they eat? Do other animals eat them? What role do they play in our global ecosystems, and how important is their survival to the future of our planet? Adults, as well as children, will benefit from learning the answers to these questions!