And in 8 (down from 9 since Bristol closed) zoos it is not completely unknown in European collections. Of course I would like the Eurasian otter too...
Spring dlc Speculation 2023
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The most popular mods are also heavily influence by whats doable with the existing rigs provided by the game.
As much as I'd love a temperate otter, I'd much prefer to reserve this place in the roster for more unique animals. The Sea Otter would bring a lot new to the game so I'd support it more.
I know what you mean but a sea otter wouldn’t be suitable for the kind of smaller budget North American and European zoos that would really benefit from appropriate otters.
I’m keen on having a realistic selection of animals for the zoos I build rather than an eclectic mix of unique animals.
Sea otter for me please! I want another unique otter not another freshwater river otter
But getting a realistic selection for all regions of the world will mever happen. That's where mods come in handy. We should rather focus on more global and unique animals, especially with new rigs.
For a bird pack, I genuinely think it would have more species than an animal pack.. I'm going with 16 birds here on the basis it is our final pack for 2023.
Why 16?
This bird pack would be out 16th DLC and each of the 16 birds would "represent" one of the past DLCs... Also because 16 is a LOT I imagine such a pack would be more expensive. If we get birds they need to add a lot or it is honestly going to feel very lackluster. I also put in some random predictions for the DLCs of this year and then one extra popular zoo bird I couldn't fit anywhere else.
So what birds? Here is the list!
Why 16?
This bird pack would be out 16th DLC and each of the 16 birds would "represent" one of the past DLCs... Also because 16 is a LOT I imagine such a pack would be more expensive. If we get birds they need to add a lot or it is honestly going to feel very lackluster. I also put in some random predictions for the DLCs of this year and then one extra popular zoo bird I couldn't fit anywhere else.
So what birds? Here is the list!
- Arctic - Snowy Owl
- South America - Toco Toucan
- Australia - Laughing Kookaburra
- Aquatic - Atlantic Puffin
- Southeast Asia - Great Hornbill
- Africa - Rueppel's Vulture
- North America - Bald Eagle
- Europe - Eurasian Hoopoe
- Wetlands - Scarlet Ibis
- Conservation - California Condor
- Twilight - Barn Owl
- Grasslands - Secretary Bird
- Islands - Bali Myna
- Forests - Rainbow Lorikeet
- Mountains - Kea
- Birds - Scarlet Macaw
If we were to get some kind of wing of the world pack (I would love such a pack, but I think it is unlikely because it makes more business sense to parcel birds out piecemeal across packs) but if...
I would expect a new format. Maybe 3 habitat + multiple WE animals.
Habitat 1 - Grey crowned crane. Uses the red crowned crane rig.
Habitat 2 - Shoebill or Marabou stork
Habitat 3 - Some kind of swan/ waterfowl
WE x4 similar macaws
WE Some type of owl/hawk/eagle. Guests can't enter exhibit.
Grided mesh set + various perches and feather decorations.
Maybe not the most adventurous bird choices, but there are so many choices. I think it's far more likely that we get one or two birds a dlc spread out over the rest of however long support lasts.
On a different topic. I think aquarium fish in exhibits or the walkthrough are more likely than ever after the species mixing butterfly.
I would expect a new format. Maybe 3 habitat + multiple WE animals.
Habitat 1 - Grey crowned crane. Uses the red crowned crane rig.
Habitat 2 - Shoebill or Marabou stork
Habitat 3 - Some kind of swan/ waterfowl
WE x4 similar macaws
WE Some type of owl/hawk/eagle. Guests can't enter exhibit.
Grided mesh set + various perches and feather decorations.
Maybe not the most adventurous bird choices, but there are so many choices. I think it's far more likely that we get one or two birds a dlc spread out over the rest of however long support lasts.
On a different topic. I think aquarium fish in exhibits or the walkthrough are more likely than ever after the species mixing butterfly.
I don't know why everyone calls it the laughing kookaburra. There's only 1 species so it's just a kookaburra. Yes it kinda laughs but I don't call a parrot a talking parrot do I?
Well I learnt something new. Where I come from the laughing kookaburra is just called kookaburra and those other birds we call Guinea pigeons. I assume it's just slang we use.
Yeah - I thought it was weird too and then looked it up… IMO, kookaburra is fine to refer to Dacelo novaeguineae - after all, it’s just a common name and no-one commonly calls them the ‘laughing kookaburra’. I doubt, especially, that the species not found in Australia are almost ever referred to as kookaburras. If I say I want the kookaburra, I’d be pretty confident that most people would know what I meant.
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Oh sure, I imagine the vast majority of people have no idea there’s more than one species. For all conversational intents and purposes, “kookaburra” may as well just refer to the most common species. But the full “laughing kookaburra” is reasonably common in the US, both in scientific zoo signage as well as casual conversation. I think it’s just the only name a lot of people have ever been exposed to.
Funfact: In Germany they called "Lachender Hans" (Laughing Hans). The official German name of the Kookaburra is "Jägerliest", but almost no one actually knows what kind of animal is meant. If you then say "Lachender Hans", people know it immediately. I can even vaguely remember that the sign for the bird enclosure said "Lachender Hans".
This is a very weird take to me - yes, the average Aussie just calls them a kookaburra, but they also call a lace monitor a "goanna" or an eastern grey kangaroo a "kangaroo". In tropical northern Australia the blue-winged kookaburra is just as common, and would also be referred to simply as a "kookaburra" by the locals. Laughing kookaburra is the widely established common name of Dacelo novaeguineae in non-colloquial contexts so I don't see why it shouldn't be referred to as such.
As a birder I've also always called them laughing kookaburras.
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Fair enough, but I’ve only ever referred to them as kookaburras and I don’t think I e heard anyone use ‘laughing kookaburra’ except in very formal contexts - even at one of the conferences (behavioural ecology) I’ve attended the researcher only referred to the species as the kookaburra, as far as I remember.
But we know that Frontier doesn't usually make DLCs only with animals that need new rigs. That's where the third otter would come in, taking the spot of the "easy to make animal" of the pack
The giant otter is similar at least to the spotted necked otter
Never heard of the spotted necked otter. Thanks for sharing!