Memphis Zoo
MARKET
Parks & Zoos
PRODUCTS
Premium Kilimanjaro
LOCATION
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Endureed’s Kilimanjaro profile crowns the Memphis Zoo’s Zambezi River Hippo Camp, a four-acre reimagining of Africa’s Zambezi River Valley built to bring visitors nose to nose with hippos and Nile crocodiles. The profile runs throughout the exhibit, most prominently atop the camp’s 76-foot, two-story entrance building, where deep, layered courses of engineered thatch wrap a structure hand-painted with bold African tribal patterns in ochre, teal and deep red. Inspired by the thatched roofs of East African villages.
Kilimanjaro was designed to carry that authenticity into a demanding, high-traffic public space: Class A fire rated, wind rated past 200 mph, and backed by a 30-year no-maintenance warranty, so the roofline greeting every visitor still looks the way it did on opening day. Below the surface, underwater viewing windows bring guests face to face with the hippos and crocodiles that once earned Memphis the title “Hippo Capital of the World.” Above it, Kilimanjaro sets the tone for the entire camp.