Yesterday I sat down and taught myself how to use SketchUp, a skill I've been meaning to spend serious time developing for a while. I'm still far from capable, but I at least understand how it works now... 

So I decided to have a go at building a concept for an animal exhibit I first thought about years ago but didn't know how to illustrate it, or even really how it would work. It was the perfect use for SketchUp.

Essentially it's two animal exhibits as part of one theme, something I'm calling "Wild Woods". There's a conventional pit style enclosure, but a ramp leads down to a lower level and there's also a walk through enclosure themed to a cave down there.